OZARKS AREA CIT COUNCIL
Region 5 | SW
Established 2016 | 2017 (formerly Springfield Area)
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Council Officer Listing
*Counties Represented: Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney
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Council Chair:
Capt. Melissa Howell
417.829.6280
Council Co-Chair:
Marietta Hagan
417.239.5165
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Secretary:
Jenny Deppe
417.864.1895
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Treasurer:
Betsy Curtis
417.684.4071
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Training Committee Chair:
Deputy Kyle Essary
417.294.2897
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Liaison Contact(s):
Peyton Northrup | Ashlyn Thom | Christy West
https://www.mobhc.org/community-behavioral-health-liaisons
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CIT Meetings/Activities Schedules
Council Meetings:
Monthly | Second Wednesday of each month @ 2:00 p.m.
Location: Currently meeting in person at alternating locations and virtually via Zoom
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Training Committee Meetings:
Same as Council Meetings
First Responder Partners
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Battlefield Police Department
Branson Police Department
Clever Police Department
Hollister Police Department
Kimberling City Police Department
Nixa Police Department
Strafford Police Department
Republic Police Department
Greene County Sheriff’s Department
Stone County Sheriff’s Department
Taney County Sheriff’s Department
Missouri State Highway Patrol
CoxHealth EMS
Mercy Public Safety
MO DOC – Probation & Parole
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Community Partners
APO
Burrell Behavioral Health
CC Links
CDC Foundation
CenterPointe Hospital
Charlie Health
Child Advocacy Center
Christian County Juvenile Office
Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
CoxHealth
Embrace Mental Wellness, LLC
Emergent
Empower: Abilities
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Greene County Public Administrators Office
Harmony House
Heartland Behavioral Health
Heartland Center for Behavioral Change
Home State Health
Indivior
Isabel’s House
Jordan Valley
Lakeland Behavioral Health
Lawrence County Board for the Developmentally Disabled
Link Ability
Mercy Hospital Springfield
MSU Public Safety Training Center
MO DHSS Adult Protective Services
MO DHSS Division of Developmental Disabilities
MO DSS Children’s Division
Missouri Foundation for Health
NAMI SW Missouri
Newport Healthcare
Perimeter Behavioral Hospital
Shadowrock Community Recovery Group
Springfield Greene County Health Department
Springfield Municipal Court
Springfield Veterans Center / Veterans Administration
Stone County Recovery Center
Taney County Public Administrators Office
Taney County OACAC
The Brook Wellness Center
Uplifting Families
Webster County Health Unit
Wellness for Warriors
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