mental health

Top Morning News 3.12.13

Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:32:31 +0000

Mental health advocates to rally at Statehouse; House committee makes cuts in their version of budget; New comet to appear in US sky.

Mental Health Advocates To Rally At Statehouse

Mental health advocates will rally in Topeka this week for increased state funding for services.

OnWords: Disorder Is Often Quite Orderly

Lael Ewy — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:30:00 +0000

The word “disorder” gets thrown around a lot in diagnostic circles, but it rarely accurately describes what's going on.

Top Morning News 01.10.13

Briana O’Higgins — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:40:39 +0000

Brownback to hold press conference on a new state mental health initiative; McConnell Air Force Base finalist for tanker contract; South-central delegation to hold annual meeting.

Brownback To Unveil Kansas Mental Health Initiative

Gov. Sam Brownback will announce a new mental health initiative Thursday, before the start of the 2013 legislative session.

VA, KU Medical Center Expanding Health Care Access

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:05:32 +0000

The Veterans Administration and the University of Kansas Medical Center plan to provide more telemedicine access for Kansas veterans.

Officials from the VA and the medical center said Tuesday the effort will allow veterans to access mental health care without traveling great distances to a VA facility.

The effort began two years ago as a pilot program between the VA and the Kansas Medical Center facility in Garden City. Contracts are being worked out to first expand the access to two more facilities in rural Kansas.