West Plains, Mo. – Wages Brewing Company held a special brew night in February to raise funds for the upcoming Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) suicide prevention event. To help raise awareness of suicide prevention and destigmatize mental health, BHC is bringing award-winning mental health and suicide prevention activist and speaker Kevin Hines to the West Plains Civic Center on Tuesday, March 22.
Phil Wages, owner of Wages Brewing Company, donated $222 to help cover the costs of bringing Hines to West Plains. Wages brewed a special drink called “We Miss You, Cornell” Pale Ale in honor of Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who battled many years with mental health issues and committed suicide on May 18, 2017
The Ozarks Healthcare BHC will provide two opportunities for its community to hear Hines speak on March 22 for free. The first session will be held in the morning and is reserved for area schools and college students. The second session is free and open to the public to attend at 6 p.m. in the theatre room of the West Plains Civic Center located at 110 Saint Louis St. in West Plains. Spacing is limited due to COVID-19. Preregistration is strongly encouraged to guarantee your seat. Register in advance online at https://ozarks-healthcare-bhc-beheretomorrow.eventbrite.com.
Local health experts from Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC will be present at the event. Ozarks Healthcare has been and will continue to closely monitor the on-going COVID-19 situation and follow the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), medical staff, and other community partners. If you are showing signs and symptoms of COVID-19, you should stay home. Masks and social distancing are strongly encouraged. For more information, call 417-257-6762.
If you are having an immediate crisis, please call the free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 – Available 24/7. That’s 1-800-273-TALK.
For mental health issues, community members are always encouraged to call a 24-hour hotline that is available at 1-800-356-5395 in Missouri and 1-888-274-7472 in Arkansas.
