Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month with Art Show; Entries Now Open

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) will host an art show focusing on the theme, “Pieces of Me” in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Entries are now being accepted from artists of all ages.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in 20 adults in the U.S. experiences a serious mental illness each year, and one in six youth between ages six and 17 years old experience a mental health condition each year. Mental Health Awareness Month advocates for resources, support, and access to quality care.

The art show will feature three divisions: eighth grade and under, high school, and adult. Prizes for each division will include the following:

-          Eighth grade and under: first place - $50, second place - $25, third place - $10

-          High school: first place - $100, second place - $75, third place - $50

-          Adults: first place - $150, second place - $100, third place - $75

-          One overall best-of-show winner will be awarded $200.

Entry applications can be found and printed online at https://www.ozarkshealthcare.com/services/behavioral-health/mental-health-awareness-month/ or picked up at these locations:

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC)

#23 Parkway

1211 Porter Wagoner Blvd.

West Plains, MO 65775

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC, inside Ozarks Healthcare in Mountain Grove)

500 E. 19th St.

Mountain Grove, MO 65711

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC)

1591A N. Hwy. 63

Houston, MO 65438

All projects must be submitted to Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC in West Plains by May 5. The art show will run May 22 – 31 at the West Plains Civic Center. A “meet the artist” event will also be held May 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the West Plains Civic Center. More information about the show will be shared at a later date.

For more information about the art show or the entry process, contact Lora Moulds, community support specialist at Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC, at 417-257-6762 extension 1111.

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) offers efficient and effective mental health services to children and adults including individual, couples, and family counseling. Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC also provides case management, anger management, group therapy, and medication services to help reduce the severity and duration of mental health disorders. A team of psychiatrists, social workers, nurse practitioners, nurses, community support specialists, peer specialists, family support providers, and counselors provide convenient, comprehensive care to keep Ozarks Healthcare’s community mentally healthy.

For more information about Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC and services, visit https://www.ozarkshealthcare.com/services/behavioral-health/.

Ozarks Healthcare is a system of care encompassing primary care and specialty clinics, along with complete rehabilitation, behavioral healthcare, and home health services. While the 114-bed acute care hospital cares for more than 5,400 admissions, the entire health system has more than 364,000 patient visits annually in South Central Missouri and Northern Arkansas. For more information about Ozarks Healthcare, visit www.OzarksHealthcare.com.