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Meet Billy—a determined man with big dreams and an even bigger heart. For the past year and a half, Billy has been working hard at a local donation center, giving his all at his job despite some tough challenges.

Billy’s road to employment hasn't been easy. When Billy first came to Wyandot Center, he says he was depressed. He wasn’t able to drive to work due to a medical condition, which meant walking more than two miles or finding rides from friends, or taking an Uber. But Billy did not let these obstacles stop him. He saw each obstacle as a chance to prove how strong he is. At the end of each workday, his mom faithfully picks him up. Billy says the support from his mom has made his employment journey a little easier. 

Under a sunshine yellow awning, a new chapter is dawning for Wyandot BHN’s ArtMakers program.

After more than a decade of providing a safe place for Wyandot BHN consumers to express themselves, ArtMakers, a therapeutic art studio, now has a new location to call home. The new location, near 7^th Street and Central Avenue, recently opened and Jordan Graves, ArtMakers Clinical Coordinator, has big plans for expanding the program.

When an individual is experiencing a mental health crisis, being able to provide crisis intervention services in the community is key. Wyandot BHN is currently working to expand its mobile crisis response program and recent grant funding from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) will allow us to move toward expansion to a 24/7 mobile crisis response model.

A brave group of artists from across Kansas City used their talents to get people talking during Mental Health Awareness Month.

Wyandot Behavioral Health Network (BHN), a nonprofit providing comprehensive behavioral health and housing services to children, adults and families in Wyandotte County, is celebrating 70 years of service to the community on Thursday, April 6.