Missouri’s Forest Institute, Burrell Behavioral Health Enter Merger Agreement

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions The boards of directors for Forest Institute and Burrell Behavioral Health approved a decision to merge the two Springfield-based organizations. Founded in 1977, Burrell is a non-profit behavioral health care organization with nearly 900 staff, operating from 27 locations in a 17-county service area in Southwest and Central Missouri. They provide comprehensive clinical, educational, and consultative services to about 30,000 clients each year. Forest, established in 1979, is an accredited not-for-profit independent graduate school with a staff of 56 and a body of 281 masters and doctoral students training . . .