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We listen ... we care
Ozark Center began as a rural mental health clinic in 1965 and has grown into an organization that employs 350 people and serves 13,500 patients every year. An integral component of Freeman Health System based in Joplin, Missouri, Ozark Center provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children, adults, and families in an area that includes more than 450,000 residents from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Ozark Center continually looks for innovative ways to address the mental health needs of the community and promote awareness of mental illness in an effort to eliminate the discrimination associated with it.
Ozark Center is the area's largest and most comprehensive behavioral health care provider. The staff of trained professionals offers programs and services to assist patients and their families in overcoming behavioral health difficulties, creating a specialized treatment plan for each individual and his/her family.
Providing services to the Four States, Ozark Center currently provides confidential services including:
- Individual, group, family, and marriage counseling
- Psychiatric services and medication management
- Residential care for adults and adolescents
- Acute inpatient care
- 24-hour crisis hotline
- In-home support
- Wide range of substance abuse services
If you or a loved one has problems that interfere with doing your best at home, school, or work, please call us now. At our conveniently located offices we accept medical insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. A sliding fee scale based on your income is also available for qualified individuals.
Vision for a healthier community
Ozark Center's vision is that those experiencing mental illness, addiction, or the pain of abuse will develop the skills essential to a life with dignity and purpose. Ozark Center works toward this goal by providing quality mental health services to children, adults, and families in need of care. The organization first identifies specific mental health concerns and needs and then addresses these needs in the most efficient way possible. In recent years, Ozark Center has adjusted its services, added programs, and expanded its facilities to meet community needs.
Ozark center values
Ozark Center is committed to continuous quality improvement and therefore strives to:
- Accept all people as equal citizens in our community
- Treat all people with respect and dignity
- Provide confidential and timely treatment
- Support the choices of our customers with the realization of their hopes and dreams
- Consistently anticipate and exceed the expectations of our customers
- Use comprehensive, community-based, and governed resources
- Prioritize the resources necessary to provide primary prevention and early intervention
- Communicate openly, maintaining a trusting partnership between customer, staff, and community
- Encourage intensive, ongoing training and high standards
- Recognize each employee as its most valuable asset
- Expect employees to represent Ozark Center in a professional manner
- Support employees in the ownership and resolution of problems
Career opportunities
Volunteer opportunities
For information about the variety of volunteer opportunities at Ozark Center, please call 417.347.7600.
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Administrative offices:
1105 E. 32nd Street
Joplin, Missouri 64804
417.347.7600
Mailing address:
PO Box 2526
Joplin, MO 64804