New Beginnings Offers New Hope in Northwest Missouri

The only treatment center in a five county area that provides services to juvenile and adolescent populations, as well as adults will soon open its doors in Maryville. New Beginnings Counseling Center is a dream shared by owners, Michelle Jones and Sean Prescott. The duo will bring more than twenty years of experience to the area.

Statistics show that more than 22 million Americans aged 12 and older, are current or former illicit drug users. In the last 30 years, the number of deaths related to drug overdoses has risen by more than 540 percent. Those numbers help make the case for why a business like this is important in the region.

“We were pointed in the direction of Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation (NWMEF) by a Maryville Chamber of Commerce member who was excited to see a new locally based and operated business which addresses such a timely need in the community,” said Prescott.  

New Beginnings offers day treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and supported recovery. You can access services through self-referrals, as well as doctors, hospitals or other organizations' referrals. New Beginnings accepts self-pay, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and Employee Assistance Programs which also cover the employee’s family members with any of the companies in Maryville.

A Business Celebration will be hosted by the Maryville Chamber of Commerce and NWMEF on Tuesday September 11, 2012 at 3 p.m., New Beginning Counseling Center, 318 N. Main Street, Maryville. An open house follows until 6 p.m. For more information, call 660-562-3000.

To learn more about how you can start or retain your own business, contact Annette Weeks, NWMEF facilitator, at (816) 262-5158 or facilitator@nwmef.com or check out our website at www.nwmef.com. NWMEF is a not-for-profit economic development organization serving six counties including Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth. Services are free and confidential. The Resource Board is comprised of more than 70 volunteer board members from each county as well as regional representation.