Behavioral Health Network

Come be part of a symposium to discuss eliminating the stigma around seeking help for mental health! Head to this link to register: eventbrite.com/e/301157870297 #beyondthestigma #mentalhealthsymposium #bhnstl

BHN and @PreferredFamily have created a new approach to support individuals who are actively intoxicated with a safe place to recover while receiving basic monitoring. They are hiring many positions for this initiative – please share! Apply at pfh.org/careers

Interested candidates should head to our website, bhnstl.org, and click the tab “Career Opportunities”. At the end of each position overview is a description of how to apply. If you have any questions, please reach out to bhn@bhnstl.org

As an employee at BHN you would have access to a dynamic multi-disciplinary team to, a flexible schedule with potential work-from-home days, and opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Interested in working at a unique collaborative organization that is dedicated to improving the system of care for people impacted by mental health and substance use concerns?

One of our first Safer Summer St. Louis events on July 9. Punch Love Boxing- youth can learn to box (with punching bags, not other people) and parents/caregivers can learn how to respond as a community first responder for issues like opioid overdose and injury. Thanks @lj_punch!

*Correction: it is also vital to note that many enslaved people did not learn of their freedom because they were not able to read AND due to slaveowners withholding information.

Juneteenth celebrates the announcement of the end of slavery in Texas. When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, however, many enslaved people did not learn of their freedom because they were not able to read. Educational injustice and literacy inequality persist today.

Read more about helpful resources for children and youth by heading to linktr.ee/bhnstl and selecting #readtoeducate #readtoeducate #blacklivesstillmatter #juneteenth #fightforliteracyequity

That is why, in observation of Juneteenth, BHN staff has pledged to support literacy efforts in St. Louis. Make a pledge like BHN staff and #readtoeducate. You can focus on reading and educating about Juneteenth, or grabbing a book and reading to your children and loved ones.

TONIGHT at 6:00pm CST – join BRIDGES, @illume_coe, @pfpstl and @recaststl for the next installment of their summer webinar series, “Building Happiness and Mindfulness Habits”. Join via linktr.ee/bridges_bhnstl, “Webinar Link to Attend”. #behavioralhealthcarematters #mindfulness

Join @namistl tomorrow for “a free, peer-led group for Black/African American men, ages 18-30, who have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. The group is led by trained leaders who’ve been there”. Head here: linktr.ee/bhnstl #blackmentalhealthmatters

Our Hospital to Healthy Initiative is in partnership with @BHNstl; @CCharitiesUSA, @cc_stl! We provide housing & support services to people who are chronically homeless and high utilizers of hospitals & ERs. #STL #EndHomelessness

Head to linktr.ee/bhnstl to hear @IndpndncCntr’s newest podcast episode with BHN as guests! Episode 4 - Systematic Approaches to Behavioral Health with BHN #behavioralhealthpodcast #independencecenter #behavioralhealthmatters

Show Me Hope – Crisis Counseling Program is holding a weekly grief and bereavement group for those that have lost a loved one due to COVID. Head to BHN’s linktr.ee/bhnstl to register. #griefduetocovid #behavioralhealthmatters

Know of a teen interested in getting $25 AND learning about substance use and mental health facts? Simply log in by heading to the zoom link or going to: linktr.ee/bridges_bhnstl and clicking on “Webinar Link to Attend”.

BHN is hiring a Youth & Young Adult Coordinator. This position will work to enhance services and systems amongst behavioral health agencies in the Greater St. Louis region by soliciting youth and young adult perspectives. Please share! #openposition #workopportunity

In partnership with @illume_coe, @pfpstl and @recaststl, tonight at 6:00pm join a rich and much needed discussion on managing grief during a time of collective grief due to a multitude of societal factors. #managinggrief #webinar #covid19andgrief #sharedtrauma

Yesterday was our kickoff for the new CENTER Initiative (Community ENgagement for Trauma, Equity, & Renewal), an outreach + community-based research effort to improve health + wellbeing among Black PWUD in STL. Being together in person was exhilarating. We’re hopeful for change.