Theme: COVID-19

UMKC Awarded $5 Million to Fight COVID on the East Side

UMKC Community Development, COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mental Health, Public Health, Vaccinations

Jackson County approves CARES Act funding to promote vaccinations and other preventive care.

Community Counseling and Assessment Services (CCAS)

UMKC Counseling, COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mental Health, Nonprofit, Public Health

UMKC Community Counseling and Assessment Services (CCAS) is a counselor and psychologist training center that provides affordable counseling and assessment services to Kansas City’s diverse and under-served populations on a sliding fee scale.

MU PSC Skills for Psychological Recovery for COVID-19 Stress

MU Counseling, COVID-19, Health, Health Care, Mental Health

The MU PSC Skills for Psychological Recovery for COVID-19 Stress program provides up to 5 free teletherapy sessions to help adults and youth cope with anxiety and stress related to the challenges of COVID-19. Any Boone County resident is eligible for services.

UMKC Answers Missouri’s call

UMKC Child Development, COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health, Vaccinations

School of Pharmacy playing significant role in COVID vaccine efforts across the state.

Helping Clients Maintain Recovery During Traumatic Catastrophes and Pandemics 052621

UMSL Conference, Continuing Education, Counseling, COVID-19, Education, Health, Health Care, Mental Health, Nonprofit, Professional Development, Public Health, Social Work, Training

Topics covered in this webinar include: the relationship between catastrophes, traumatic stress reactions relapse and decompensation; managing traumatic stress symptoms during the pandemic; clinical strategies to reduce relapse during a crisis, such as the current pandemic; the use of technology to reduce isolation and suggestions to improve clinician self care during this troubling time.