EPC – Early Psychosis Care

Missouri’s Early Psychosis Care initiative is bringing to the forefront the importance of identification and intervention as critical steps in reducing the impact of psychosis on affected individuals, their families, and our community.  Through educational opportunities and outreach, EPC will raise awareness state-wide about best practices, current trends in research, offer learning collaboratives, and implement new strategies, research, and trends into practice.

Current priorities are:

1.  Provide training, consultation, and implementation support to early intervention programs that specifically address early psychosis care in Missouri.

2.  Through community outreach, provide education and support to individuals seeking information and resources on early psychosis.

3.  Promote evidenced-based care and advance research on early psychosis, as it relates to promoting implementation science and clinical outcomes.

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Neurocrine Biosciences

Neurocrine Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBIX) is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with more than 25 years of experience discovering and developing life-changing treatments for people with serious, challenging and under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders. The company’s diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia and endometriosis* and clinical development programs in multiple therapeutic areas including Parkinson’s disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and uterine fibroids*. Headquartered in San Diego, Neurocrine Biosciences specializes in targeting and interrupting disease-causing mechanisms involving the interconnected pathways of the nervous and endocrine systems. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn(*in collaboration with AbbVie)

website: https://www.neurocrine.com

Safer Homes Collaborative

The Safer Homes Collaborative is a joint effort between the gun owning community and the suicide prevention community to raise awareness that suicide can be prevented through safe gun storage. Firearms are the leading method by which people end their lives in the United States and Missouri. Statistically, more people attempt suicide by overdose or suffocation; however, more people die in a suicide attempt with a firearm. In fact, six out of ten suicide deaths in Missouri are with a firearm.

website: https://SaferHomesCollaborative.org

DMH Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services

Under the auspices of the Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), DMH serves as the state lead for suicide prevention and crisis intervention services. DMH oversees and implements several evidence-based suicide prevention programs and initiatives, including the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network, an independent, non-partisan group of individuals and organizations that lead and coordinate statewide suicide prevention efforts. DMH is also leading statewide efforts to implement and enhance behavioral health crisis services that align with national best practices to ensure help is available for anyone, anywhere, and at any time. To achieve a truly integrated and comprehensive crisis system that is equipped to meet the needs of individuals in crisis, DMH and stakeholders are prioritizing the coordination of these three crisis components: 988 (Someone to talk to), ACI Mobile Crisis Response (Someone to respond), and Behavioral Health Crisis Centers (Somewhere to go).

For more information, please visit: https://dmh.mo.gov/behavioral-health/suicide/prevention

Vivitrol

Alkermes is a leader in innovative medicines that address the unmet needs and challenges of people living with debilitating diseases. As a fully integrated global biopharmaceutical company, Alkermes applies our scientific expertise, proprietary technologies and global resources to develop products that are designed to make a meaningful difference in the way patients manage their disease.

website: http://www.alkermes.com/

Lakeland Behavioral Health

For over one-hundred years, Lakeland has been dedicated to meeting the psychiatric healthcare needs of the populations we serve.  Today, our focus is on providing secure and compassionate psychiatric care to children & adolescents as well as adults over the age of 60.

With over 350 employed and allied professionals, Lakeland is one of the largest employers in the region and in 2011, nearly two million dollars were invested to expand our services and significantly upgrade our facilities.

We are fulfilled by the many successful reintegration stories we create daily and are confident we can meet your needs.  If you have questions about anything, we’re a friendly phone call away at (877) 783-3693.

website: http://www.lakelandbehavioralhealth.com/