“Feed It Forward” Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Crisis Services to Provide Support for Bakersfield Tornado Victims

Staff from Ozarks Healthcare’s Crisis Services will be in Bakersfield on Monday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. offering food and connection to resources for those impacted by the recent tornado.

“Our team is committed to supporting our community in times of crisis,” Summer Freeman, Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center Crisis Services Manager, said. “We want to ensure that those affected have access to not only food but also mental health resources during this challenging time.”

The team will be stationed at the Bakersfield FEMA building to provide meals and connect individuals with support services. Those in need are encouraged to stop by.

For more information about Ozarks Healthcare’s behavioral health crisis services and available resources, please call 417-505-7878.

Ozarks Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system that serves more than 160,000 residents across south-central Missouri and northern Arkansas. With its main campus residing in West Plains, Missouri, the health system offers a full spectrum of healthcare for all ages through its 114-bed hospital, behavioral health, therapies, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and home care services, along with specialty and family medicine clinics. Ozarks Healthcare has rural locations across an eight-county service area and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.