Ozark Center

The community care program focuses on services to individuals in our community diagnosed with a chronic mental illness. 1,377 individuals were served this year. The organization strives to assist them in maintaining a life of dignity in the least restrictive environment possible. Living arrangements may span from living in a community apartment to living in a residential care facility. Ozark center operates a 16 bed residential care facility in joplin. Areas of assistance include: teaching patients coping skills, daily living skills, budgeting, how to access supports available in our community, and vocational rehabilitation supports.

Will's place, developed by ozark center and freeman health system in conjunction with the missouri department of mental health, provide comprehensive behavioral health services to newborns through age 25. Licensed therapists offer a variety of treatment programs alone a continuum of care for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. All services, developmentally and age appropriate are responsible to the child's needs. During the year, will's place served 2,880 clients.

Other programs include the following: new directions substance abuse program provides a range of services including outpatient, residential, modified medical detox, and satop(traffic offender program) services. New directions served 2,118 people this year. The bill and virginia leffen center for autism uses applied behavioral analysis to provide outpatient services and in intensive day program, including a kindergarten through twelfth grade program. 317 people were served this year for autism services. Ozark center also operates a 24 hour crisis hotline. Mobile crisis services are available when an identified need is present. Turnaround ranch is a youth residential program that provides a safe environment for children and adolescents between the ages of 9-18 who are experiencing psychiatric problems. Many of these children have been abused or neglected and are seriously emotionally disturbed. Licensed therapists counsel the children and their families in an effort to return the child to a home environment that is safe. 74 children were served this year.