Bass Pro Shops gives $7,500 toward Burrell nature therapy program

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the mental well-being needs of society.

The United Nations Dear that before the pandemic, one in five US residents experienced mental health problems in their lifetime. But last year, some studies showed that as many as four in five Americans reported at least one symptom of depression.
 
Burrell Behavioral Health has been increasing its services in recent timesand late last week they said their natural therapy program got new funding from Springfield-based retailer Bass Pro Shops.

Gabrielle Martin is Executive Director of the Burrell Foundation.

“Bass Pro funding helps support the guides and the time and then travel expenses to get all of our natural therapy guides and clients to their locations,” he said. “It will also help us with: we Provide each of the children with backpacks that they can then keep, so that hopefully encourages them to walk again. And then we also have a partnership with Convoy and Community Cares where we can provide snacks, water and other things for those trips.”

She said the Bass Pro grant will allow Burrell to offer 15 nature therapy excursions over the next year in partnership with a local outdoor adventure company, 37 North Expeditions.