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Listen To Dr. King's Voice—Answer The Call For Peace
» MOREAn assassin’s bullet struck down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But it failed to silence him. The echo of his voice reverberates through the years. We just need to listen. As we remember—and honor—this great man of peace, we must reject violence and keep his dream alive. We can start by seeing every human being as a brother and sister—someone to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion—and by committing ourselves to making tomorrow better than today.
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New Behavioral Health Clinic Opens In Raytown
» MORE“With our virtual care, we are here when you need us.” ReDiscover has opened a new urgent care clinic in Raytown to provide services for behavioral health emergencies. The clinic is located in Raytown and open seven days a week. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical’s initial services are being provided virtually. ReDiscover has been providing mental health and substance use disorder services in Jackson County for a half century.
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Heplines Offering Free Counseling
» MOREAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues—with many experts expecting a surge in infections during the fall and winter months—individuals may be facing the loss of not only their health, but also their jobs and homes. With some losing hope, ReDiscover and Show-Me Hope Missouri are teaming up to provide crisis counseling, education and resources in this time of need. All these services are being provided free and are available anonymously.
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Drug Task Force Seizes 3,000 Pills Laced With Fentanyl
» MOREA two milligram dose of fentanyl can be lethal. That’s why the Jackson County Drug Task Force’s seizure of 3,000 pills stamped as OxyContin but laced with fentanyl almost certainly saved lives—and sounded alarms. As COMBAT Director Vince Ortega points out, swallowing a tablet with fentanyl in it “could be every bit as deadly as biting down on a cyanide capsule.” While morphine is 1½ times stronger than oxycodone, the semi-synthetic opioid in OxyContin, fentanyl is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.
Initiative Focuses On Need For Joint Effort To Reduce Violence In Neighborhoods
This COMBAT initiative brings together school administrators, police officers, elected officials, mental health professionals, social workers, faith-based leaders and concerned citizens to address violence in Jackson County’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
With a focus on developing a collaborative, comprehensive and coordinated plan in each “hot spot,” STRIVIN’ recognizes that no one individual or single agency can “save a neighborhood.” It takes working together—striving together—to make any neighborhood a safe place to call home.
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