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Bert Nash panel series to highlight women’s mental health
An upcoming panel, including experts and people with lived experience, will highlight issues around women’s mental health.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Bert Nash panel series to highlight women’s mental health
An upcoming panel, including experts and people with lived experience, will highlight issues around women’s mental health.
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Long-awaited Treatment & Recovery Center has a license but no opening date yet
Nearly four months after a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated its anticipated launch, the Treatment and Recovery Center has received a provisional license. The date the center will open its doors to patients, however, remains uncertain.
Poll: 72% of Kansans back Medicaid reform stalled by GOP legislators since 2017
A majority of Kansans across the political spectrum endorse expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in a statewide survey that also indicated nine in 10 registered voters believe a candidate’s position on health care influenced votes at the polls.
Experiential event aims to guide teenagers through healthy relationships
An upcoming event, “In Their Shoes: Building Healthy Relationships,” will aim to provide young people with an understanding of healthy relationship dynamics.
KU researchers suspect two federal surveys undercount people with disabilities
Researchers at KU say their national survey of individuals’ health demonstrated two widely used federal assessments relied upon to distribute public assistance missed swaths of people with mental health disabilities and chronic conditions.
Youth-led resource fair, fun run this Saturday to raise awareness of mental health support in Lawrence
As Lawrence High School sophomore Arabella Gipp began to realize a personal disconnect with the mental health resources in the area, she could also see those around her were in the same boat. This prompted her to take action.
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Clients offer feedback on Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in first of two public listening sessions
A handful of those who rely on the services of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center provided critiques Thursday during the first of two public listening sessions at the center.
Big pandemic spending at Kansas hospitals could make your insurance even more expensive
Kansas hospital spending grew 13% in 2020, at a faster rate than the national average. That could mean higher health insurance premiums.
Kansas nursing homes are closing because they can’t find enough workers
A shortage of health care workers in Kansas has created a crisis at nursing homes, which are closing even as the state’s population continues to age.
More Americans got health insurance during the pandemic, but not in Kansas
New Census data shows that more Americans have health insurance now than before the pandemic thanks to special federal programs. But not so in Kansas, where insurance rates dropped significantly below the U.S. average for the first time in decades.
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‘Tired of seeing friends and community members thrown into crisis,’ Bert Nash clients voice their concerns
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center has two listening sessions coming up, but some clients are sounding off now. They say unfilled medications, a lack of available appointments, and unresponsiveness are keeping them from staying on track with their mental health care.
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Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center celebrates 50 years
The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center honored Lawrence community members and celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday at Venue 1235.
Have feedback for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center? Here’s how to share it
Community members will have an opportunity to offer their ideas, opinions and needs about Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center during two listening sessions set for Thursday, Sept. 29.
Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center to host 50th anniversary soiree this week
The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center will host a celebration Thursday for its 50th anniversary, with drinks, mocktails, food trucks and a walking historical timeline.
Foster kids in Kansas can’t get the mental health care they need, but there might be a fix
Changes in state law should help expand mental health services, but it will take years to get everyone on board.
Black babies in Kansas are more likely to die than white babies, and the pandemic made things worse
2020 brought a sharp rise in the already-dire rate of Black infant mortality in Kansas. Black babies are now nearly three and a half times as likely to die in their first year of life as white babies.
