Kansas faces mental health crisis for kids suffering from COVID-19 pandemic, anti-LGBTQ legislation
Kansas mental health needs are at a crisis point, especially for teenagers, and increased funding could help the state move forward.
Dirty Dough soon to bring ‘perfectly imperfect’ cookies, positive message to Lawrence
There’s a new cookie shop coming to Lawrence, and it aims to do more than sate your sweet tooth.
Kansas has millions of dollars to spend on youth crisis centers. But no one’s using it
Kansas has set aside $6 million for juvenile crisis centers — places that would spare kids from getting locked up by helping them through mental health crises — but has yet to spend a dime.
Kansas farmers, ranchers plant seeds of change to erode stigma of mental illness
Sedgwick County farmer Mick Rausch said he kept shoving aside the reality of compounding stress and strain. He dodged his wife’s inquiries. He didn’t want to utter three powerful words: I need help.
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.
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.
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Q&A: Bert Nash is changing to a new model of care. Here’s what it means.
After what critics call decades of underfunding, mental health reform is underway in Kansas. Here’s a Q&A on what it means for Bert Nash and its clients.
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Specialist shortage, scheduling issues complicate Lawrence families’ struggle to get kids mental health help
There’s a ”pediatric therapeutic desert” here in Lawrence, one mom says.
A play therapy provider says it’s a crisis “in the sense that there’s just not enough of us to do the work.”
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Local control or ASAP? Opening of Treatment & Recovery Center could hinge upon competing values
If community members want the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County to open its doors sooner rather than later, they might need to weigh the value of local management against the value of a timeline.
Lawrence teen’s struggle to get help after brush with suicidal thoughts illustrates systemic issues
Just before midnight one night in early September, a 17-year-old Lawrence girl parked her SUV on a dead-end road, intent on killing herself. She was stopped, but getting the help she needs has been a struggle for her and her family.
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