NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) – At one time or another, even the most outgoing person has experienced some degree of shyness. Fewer people are so shy it prevents them from functioning at all. One Nacogdoches woman overcame her shyness and the depression it created following mental health counseling from Burke. Violet Porter is tonight’s Survivor. It’s […]
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Zeagler presented with Spirit Award at 22nd Annual Mission Possible conference.
On March 8th, at the Mission Possible Conference in Nacogdoches, Buddy Zeagler, retired executive director of the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, was presented with the Spirit Award by the SFA School of Social Work. The intent of the award is to identify and honor individuals who may not be social workers, yet they embody the spirit […]
Mission Possible Conference Acknowledges the Challenges and Honors the Champions
Mission Possible XXII: Challenges and Champions Tuesday, March 7 – Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Brought to you by Burke, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, Texas AHEC East, Stephen F. Austin State University School of Social Work and DSHS Rusk State Hospital, Mission Possible will be held on March 8, 2017, from […]
Working with Legislators to Improve Psychiatric Inpatient Capacity
Most people I know are disappointed with how divided politics have become. But as the 85th Legislature gets underway in Austin, there is a wonderful example of bipartisan cooperation that should make every Texan proud. Over the last several legislative sessions, lawmakers from both parties have come together to support better, more accessible and more […]
Nacogdoches Woman Recovers Physically and Mentally from Car Wreck
Nacogdoches woman, Jodi Richardson, recently visited with KTRE about her physical, mental, and emotional recovery from a bad car wreck in July of 2015. Since then, she has dealt with overcoming and managing depression, having her leg amputated, adapting to a prosthetic, and committing to hours of mental health and physical therapies. Check out her story […]
Burke COO, Jake Squiers Named to Special Olympics Texas Board
The Special Olympics Texas board of directors recently named Jake Squiers, chief operating officer of Burke, as a new member. Squiers just finished a two-year term on the nonprofit organization’s President’s Advisory Council and will now serve a two-year term in an at-large position on the board. “Jake has a tremendous eye for detail and […]
