Mental Health
KC-area project utilizes churches for TIPS on addressing AIDS among blacks
When activists worldwide marked three decades since the emergence of a mysterious immune disease, Kansas City, Kan., participants posted a timeline of key events in the fight against the AIDS pandemic in a building foyer in their community. Yet this was no ordinary lobby; it was the main entrance to Mt. Carmel Church of God…
Blunt cites KC shooting in call for VA reform
The weekend shooting death of a former Army paratrooper in Kansas City highlights deficiencies in the care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, said during a visit to to Kansas City on Thursday. On Sunday, police shot 26-year-old Issac Sims after he emerged from his family’s home…
Johnson County clearing legal, financial issues with mental health center
Correction appended Six months ago, the Johnson County Mental Health Center was struggling to meet payroll, and shortly thereafter it was at the heart of a lawsuit filed against the county commissioners. But now, county officials say, the organization is making financial strides, and a district court judge has dismissed the suit. The center today…
Coalition launches to fight stigma of mental illness
Organizers on Wednesday unveiled a new partnership that builds on a mental health initiative started in the local Jewish community. The aim of the effort, known as the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition, is to broaden to other parts of the metropolitan area the message from the Jewish community that it’s all right to…
Plans advance for mental health crisis center in KC
Representatives from a broad spectrum of agencies and organizations, including hospitals and courts, are crystallizing plans they hope will help solve a health problem in Kansas City, Mo. The issue is that people who are high, drunk or in psychiatric crisis clog emergency rooms and tie up first-responders with needs more suited to mental health…