About Us: Mission & History
Pathways Community Health is a not–for–profit community mental health center providing a full continuum of mental health care and access to services in Missouri and Louisiana. Our mission is to enhance wellness in the lives of individuals and communities by instilling hope, building partnerships and supporting recovery.
Our focus is achieving and sustaining optimal wellness for individuals and communities. We do this by providing accessible mental health, alcohol and drug treatment, and prevention services. Services are based on individual need of each person and utilize the most cost–effective and affordable methods of care.
Included in our continuum of care is our sister organization, Royal Oaks Hospital, which provides acute inpatient services and partial hospitalization for children, adolescents and adults in Windsor, Missouri, as well as Family Counseling Center of Missouri, Inc. which provides addiction treatment and mental health care to residents of central Missouri.
We believe in . . .
- Integrity and excellence
- Open communication
- Courage, hope and self-direction
- Healthy partnerships
- A culture of dignity, respect and diversity
- Accessible services
- Effective treatment
- Positive outcomes
- Leadership
- Effective use of resources
- Freedom from fear, stigma and barriers
- Organizational growth
History
- 1972 – Community Counseling Consultants (CCC)
- 1974 – CCC incorporated as a not–for–profit community mental health center
- 1992 – New Clinton facility built to house corporate offices as well as adolescent and adult alcohol and substance treatment programs, mental health and prevention services
- 1997 – CCC joined with West Central Missouri Mental Health Center, located in Warrensburg, to form Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
- 1997 – Southwest Missouri Mental Health Center
- 1998 – Family Mental Health Center
- 1999 – Family Oriented Counseling Services (FOCUS)
- 2004 – Merged with Royal Oaks Hospital (which continues to operate as an inpatient behavioral healthcare facility located in Windsor, Missouri)
- 2010 – Awarded alcohol and substance treatment contracts in Pineville and Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
