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Missouri officials and mental health advocates say the state is making progress toward improving mental health care, but a lack of resources is a…

The Missouri Health Home program will be receiving a Gold Achievement Award for community-based services on Thursday from the American Psychiatric…

Mark Stringer, the new Director for the Missouri Department of Mental Health began his job last week. This follows eight years as the Director for the…

The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) will have a new Director on July first.The DMH has announced Thursday that current Director in the Division…

A Missouri Senate committee has endorsed a budget plan that its chairman says will constrain the state's fastest-growing costs. The Senate Appropriations…

Dr. Keith Schafer, the Director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire on June 30. Dr. Schafer has 28…

Hundreds of people who have developmental disabilities could begin receiving publicly funded services as Missouri officials tackle a waiting list for…

New filings in a class action lawsuit challenging Missouri's treatment of convicted sex offenders seek the release of more than 200 men in the program.The…

As part of Gov. Jay Nixon’s mental health initiative program, two hundred Missouri K-12 teachers, counselors and administrators gathered in Columbia this…

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones (R, Eureka) has created another interim committee, this time to examine how well state agencies respond to citizens who