SRS has undertaken intensive planning efforts to improve how the public mental health system provides a full array of effective supports and services. This planning effort, called the Hospital and Home Initiative, has resulted in numerous recommended action steps for improving public mental health services. SRS is coordinating these recommendations with the Governor's Mental Health Services Planning Council who, along with its subcommittees, also assesses the efficacy and sufficiency of Kansas mental health services.
"This pamphlet sets forth our basic ideas and convictions concerning the program of community mental health services in Kansas. It is intended primarily as a guide for the 82 counties of Kansas that have not made provision for specialized local mental health services. It may also be useful to the 23 counties already involved in a community mental health program, in helping them evaluate their local activities." -- Foreword.
Published to provide as current information as possible on the Community Mental Health Centers serving Kansas as well as other mental health resources.
"This is the second report from the Mental Health Task Force, which was established because the Legislature recognized that the behavioral health system in Kansas is in crisis. "Behavioral health" refers to mental and emotional well-being, as well as actions that affect wellness. Behavioral health problems include substance use disorders and alcohol and drug addiction, in addition to mental illnesses, serious psychological distress, and suicide. Behavioral health systems serve people with behavioral health conditions and support a wide variety of specialized services delivered in a range of care settings"--Executive Summary.