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Kansas to boost access to behavioral health care with share of $72M grant
State officials say Kansas’ shift to 18th from last in the nation in an assessment of mental illness and access to behavioral health care is a direct outcome of investment in quality care.
Max McCoy
Kansas to boost access to behavioral health care with share of $72M grant
State officials say Kansas’ shift to 18th from last in the nation in an assessment of mental illness and access to behavioral health care is a direct outcome of investment in quality care.
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Ad Astra Running to host New Year’s Day community run
Community members are invited to start the year off active by joining together for a New Year’s Day run in downtown Lawrence.
Study of 2021 Kansas health statistics finds slight increase in abortion rate, marriages
Kansans had fewer homicides, more marriages and higher numbers of drug-related deaths in 2021, a recently released summary of the year’s statistics found.
NAMI Kansas to offer free 8-week education on family mental health advocacy
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Kansas will soon offer a free educational program to help people best support their loved ones who are living with mental health conditions.
A Kansas clinic is offering abortion pills prescribed by out-of-state doctors after court ruling
A Wichita Planned Parenthood began connecting abortion patients with out-of-state doctors in a bid to increase appointment availability. It comes after a judge struck down a state law banning telemedicine abortions.
Unlike most jails in Kansas, Douglas County has found a way to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates
The number of people booked into the Douglas County jail with serious mental illness dropped from 18% in 2014 to 10% in 2022 — and hit a low of 5.5% in 2018.
Kansas medical marijuana committee holds final meeting, prepares for January legalization push
Medical marijuana may have a future in Kansas after all, though lawmakers are still uncertain whether any medical marijuana legislation will garner support in the Senate, or wither away like previous bills.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Behavioral Health Partners ‘withdrawing’ as operating entity for Treatment & Recovery Center
Behavioral Health Partners Inc. has decided to withdraw from consideration to operate the Douglas County Treatment and Recovery Center. Instead, Bert Nash will take the reins.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commission to hear Treatment & Recovery Center update, consider $153K for peer-led detox program
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will hear an update on the county’s Treatment and Recovery Center, including a proposed phased opening plan. It will also consider providing additional funds for social detox services until the TRC is fully operational.
Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation at start of session
After months of meetings, compiling data and listening to research, lawmakers say they’re ready to take another shot at legalizing medical marijuana.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
At Nostalgia Room, Lawrence’s new nonalcoholic bar, sobriety and sentimentality mix together
Memories and feelings of family converge at Nostalgia Room, telling the story of Emily Kate Johnson’s sobriety — and of how she opened the new sober bar in East Lawrence.
Ahead of the Kansas legislative session, abortion rights once again under discussion
Kansas Republicans haven’t discussed new abortion legislation yet, but they do plan to address the subject when the legislative session starts in January.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Opening plans for first component of Treatment & Recovery Center expected later this month
Leaders of the Douglas County Treatment and Recovery Center and the board that oversees its management will present plans in mid-December for a partial opening, as well as how they intend to fill the center’s vacant medical and executive director positions.
Kansas legislators say it’s time to fix mental health bed shortages
After months of meetings and complaints from civilians and law enforcement officials, lawmakers say they have clear targets in addressing the state’s severe mental health care shortages.
Judge blocks Kansas law that banned prescribing abortion pills over telemedicine
Kansas women could soon be able to seek abortion pills through telemedicine appointments after a judge blocked a state law banning the practice.
Lawmakers say marijuana is workforce issue, urge caution in legalization discussion
Kansas lawmakers said marijuana legalization, political stances and state funding were potential roadblocks in addressing the state’s severe workforce shortage.
