Employee recruitment and retention continues to be a problem at the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Valerie Huhn, the department’s director, told a panel of state lawmakers that workforce is the most significant barrier to the department performing the services...
Whether Gov. Mike Parson will give his blessing to the Missouri Legislature’s $49 billion state budget proposal remains to be seen. He has until the end of this month to decide if he backs the entire plan or if he will veto line items in the proposal. Missouri...
The Missouri Well-Being Playbook has been released by the state Department of Mental Health, which is intended to promote organizational wellness in the Show-Me State’s workforce. Rachel Jones, Director of Trauma Services, said it contains practices used in the...
The U.S. Justice Department says it has opened an investigation into whether Missouri unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness in skilled nursing homes. A press release says the department will investigate whether these individuals could be...
