Burke, Episcopal Health Foundation and Seminary of the Southwest Partner to Improve Access to Mental Health Services in East Texas (Lufkin, Texas – September 21, 2015) A new partnership between Burke, the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) and Seminary of the Southwest in Austin is working to increase access to desperately needed mental health services for […]
MyStrength Can Help You Take Charge of Your Mental Health
If you’re facing a mental illness or struggling with with drugs and alcohol, you’re not alone. In addition to help from organizations like Burke, now you can get can support wherever and whenever you need it – in English and Spanish. MyStrength offers web and mobile self-help resources that empower consumers to be active participants […]
Local officials working to improve handling of mental health crisis situations
In the last of our 4-part series on mental health in the Lufkin Daily News, we look at the impact of mental health on the community, and what organizations are doing to meet the challenge. “Mental illness touches almost every part of our community,” Burke CEO Susan Rushing said. “Obviously, it impacts our health care […]
Burke Opens Angelina Mental Health Services
On Thursday, November 20, 2014 we celebrated the grand opening of the Angelina Mental Health Services at 1522 West Frank Street in Lufkin. Our thanks to the Board of East Texas Behavioral Resources, the Burke Board of Trustees and so many of you who made this possible. Over 350 people attended the event. Speakers included State Representative […]
Video: Overcoming major depression
We were thrilled to find this remarkable online resource about mental health. On the web at www.mentalhealthchannel.tv is a growing library of real stories about people that are bravely facing and managing their mental illness. Some of the stories are heartbreaking, but they are ALL hopeful. We will share new episodes on myburke.com from time […]
More Pastors Embrace Talk of Mental Ills
We shared an article a few weeks ago about some pastors’ reluctance to address mental health with their congregants. This article in The New York Times features some pastors that are actively seeking ways to help with the mental health needs of their community. Excerpt below: The pastor’s phone rang in the midnight darkness. A man’s […]
