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Reminder: Starting next week, HeadQuarters Kansas will no longer have its direct local phone number, and all crisis hotline calls will need to go to 988.
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Even if dogs can’t solve the world’s biggest problems, they can be present at just the right moment for folks who need a fuzzy shoulder to lean on, Loving Paws Animal Therapy’s volunteer coordinator believes.
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HeadQuarters Kansas has been reachable at 841-2345 for decades. At the end of this year, that will no longer be the case, and all calls will need to go to 988.
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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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Haskell’s Children’s Health and Climate Change Symposium, free to attend this week, will host health and climate scientists to discuss climate change-related wellness issues with a special focus on the impacts of water.
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An upcoming event in the Nash Cares series hosted by Bert Nash will tackle equity, access and representation at the intersection of neurodivergence and mental health.
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A free wellness event in Lawrence will set four hours aside to build community in the name of rest. The summit is intended for entrepreneurs and leaders who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color).
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A new exhibit at Watkins Museum of History will take visitors through Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s history since its inception in 1950.
With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers. Nobody can police what a therapist talks to their client about.
Kansas ranked worst in the nation for mental illness prevalence and mental health care access in a 2023 report, but new data shows the state’s ranking significantly improved this year.
