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Kansas approves millions to increase on mental health workforce

(3 days ago) WEBThose behavioral health professionals might work with suicidal people, help others battle addiction or offer intensive services to people who need hospital stays to weather psychotic episodes. One in three Americans lives in an area with a mental …

https://wichitabeacon.org/stories/2024/05/20/kansas-approves-millions-increase-mental-health-workforce/

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ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE NEEDS IN …

(9 days ago) WEBimpact on behavioral health workforce growth. This issue brief is the second of a two-part series examining the behavioral health workforce shortage in Kansas. It describes the …

https://www.khi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/42970_IB02-FINAL-1.pdf

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WORKFORCE IN KANSAS ISSUE BRIEF Introduction - KHI

(9 days ago) WEBThis issue brief is the first of a two-part series examining the behavioral health workforce shortage in Kansas. It focuses on the types, training, licensure and quantity of certain …

https://www.khi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/42970_IB01-FINAL-2.pdf

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A Look at Strategies to Address Behavioral Health …

(6 days ago) WEBDocumented workforce challenges contribute to barriers in access to care and nearly half of the US population – 47% or 158 million people – living in a mental …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/a-look-at-strategies-to-address-behavioral-health-workforce-shortages-findings-from-a-survey-of-state-medicaid-programs/

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Kansans struggle with access to mental health care

(7 days ago) WEBLisa Southern, the executive director of Compass Behavioral Health, hopes her center serving 13 counties in southwest Kansas will be certified in July. That center …

https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-04-05/kansans-struggle-with-access-to-mental-health-care-but-the-state-is-retooling-its-coverage

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Strategic Framework for Modernizing the Kansas …

(9 days ago) WEBStrategic Framework for Modernizing the Kansas Behavioral Health System 5 Figure 3. Select Measures to Assess the Kansas Behavioral Health System . PROCESS …

https://kslegislature.org/li_2020/b2019_20/committees/ctte_spc_2020_ks_mental_health_modern_1/documents/testimony/20201211_03.pdf

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Report of the Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WEBSPECIAL COMMITTEE Report of the Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform to the 2022 Kansas Legislature CHAIRPERSON: …

https://www.kslegresearch.org/KLRD-web/Publications/CommitteeReports/2021CommitteeReports/Sp-Kansas-Mental-Health-Modernization-Reform.pdf

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Kansas' shortage of behavioral health experts exacerbates …

(7 days ago) WEBKansas’ shortage of behavioral health experts exacerbates community treatment challenges TOPEKA — Psychologist Shawna Wright said only four of the …

https://kansasreflector.com/2022/04/15/kansas-shortage-of-behavioral-health-experts-exacerbates-community-treatment-challenges/

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Behavioral Health Workforce Projections Bureau of …

(4 days ago) WEBBy 2030, we project these increases in supply of behavioral health workers: 20% decrease in supply of adult psychiatrists to 27,020. 22% increase to 9,830 child & adolescent …

https://bhw.hrsa.gov/data-research/projecting-health-workforce-supply-demand/behavioral-health

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Kansas City's mental health professionals try to tackle a worsening

(6 days ago) WEBThe country is seeing a shortage of behavioral health care professionals at the same time that demand for mental health care is rising. This fall, Kansas City …

https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2023-12-15/kansas-citys-mental-health-professionals-try-to-tackle-a-worsening-workforce-shortage

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Is Kansas closer to solving its mental health crisis?

(2 days ago) WEBby Mark Wiebe March 2, 2022. A landmark law passed by the Kansas Legislature could play a pivotal role in helping shore up the state’s long overburdened and underfunded …

https://klcjournal.com/kansas-community-mental-health-centers/

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Kansas ranks among the worst in the country on - NPR in …

(1 days ago) WEBA new report ranks Kansas last in the U.S. in mental health due to high rates of mental illness and barriers to accessing care. “The workforce shortage is a …

https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-10-18/kansas-ranks-among-the-worst-in-the-country-on-both-mental-illness-and-its-treatment

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Kansas foster kids suffer from shortage of mental health providers

(1 days ago) WEBFor years, the state has struggled with mental health resources and the foster care system. With a lack of Medicaid expansion, along with a shortage of health …

https://kansasreflector.com/2023/06/19/kansas-foster-kids-suffer-from-shortage-of-mental-health-providers-high-caseloads/

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Kansas health care system faces ongoing mental health bed …

(4 days ago) WEBKansas health care system faces ongoing mental health bed shortages, waiver waitlists a history of seizures, behavioral issues, and communication delays, …

https://kansasreflector.com/2023/02/03/kansas-health-care-system-faces-ongoing-mental-health-bed-shortages-waiver-waitlists/

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Kansas lawmakers temporarily limit a program that increases

(3 days ago) WEBKansas lawmakers passed a law in 2021 saying only community mental health centers can be certified under the program. The law wasn’t controversial because other nonprofit …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/kansas-lawmakers-temporarily-limit-a-program-that-increases-mental-health-services/ar-BB1mVRGs

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Governor Kelly, Mental Health Care Leaders: Medicaid Expansion …

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Crisis. TOPEKA – A year after a report ranked Kansas last in the nation in mental health, Governor Laura Kelly today hosted a roundtable with …

https://governor.kansas.gov/governor-kelly-mental-health-care-leaders-medicaid-expansion-would-address-mental-health-crisis/

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Governor Kelly Announces More Than $65 Million in Grants for …

(9 days ago) WEBThis round of awards funds programs designed to close service gaps in the continuum of care by addressing statewide shortages of health and behavioral health …

https://governor.kansas.gov/governor-kelly-announces-more-than-65-million-in-grants-for-medical-and-mental-health-care/

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Tri-Cities face a stark shortage of mental health providers. It’s

(2 days ago) WEBRecruiting and retaining mental health providers in these areas is difficult. We need to do more within our community and statewide to support mental health issues. …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tri-cities-face-stark-shortage-100000601.html

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Shortage / Underserved Areas Designations KDHE, KS - Kansas

(7 days ago) WEBFederal Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. The Public Health Service Act, as amended, instructs the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/343/Shortage-Underserved-Areas-Designations

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Accelerator program addresses critical shortage of mental-health …

(1 days ago) WEBWith mental-health conditions such as depression, anxiety and addiction on the rise, Metropolitan State University of Denver is partnering with Kaiser Permanente and …

https://red.msudenver.edu/2024/accelerator-program-addresses-critical-shortage-of-mental-health-care-providers/

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Rural Kansas needs health care providers. K-State's first physician

(1 days ago) WEBWritten by. Rafael Garcia 785-532-2535 [email protected]. At a glance. The first class of graduates from K-State's graduate-level physician assistant program is …

https://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/2024-05/KState-physician-assistant-program-graduates-first-cohort-rural-health-care.html

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Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to …

(9 days ago) WEBOverall demand for full-time workers in long-term services and support settings is projected to increase by 42% between 2021 and 2036, according to the …

https://apnews.com/article/longterm-care-worker-shortage-967547ff08ddbd9a9389772585b6a21f

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Kansas' shortage of mental health hospital beds a factor in …

(3 days ago) WEBKansas’ shortage of mental health hospital beds a factor in violence against workers County officials requested an appropriation of $40 million from the …

https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/24/kansas-shortage-of-mental-health-hospital-beds-a-factor-in-violence-against-workers/

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Addressing Behavioral Health Workforce Needs in Kansas

(4 days ago) WEBDec 20, 2022. By. Cynthia Snyder, M.A., Angela S Wu, M.S., Hina B. Shah, M.P.H., Wen-Chieh Lin, Ph.D. The 2nd of a 2-part series examining the behavioral health workforce …

https://www.khi.org/articles/addressing-behavioral-health-workforce-needs-in-kansas/

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Buffalo-area behavioral health providers look to meet growing …

(2 days ago) WEBLocal service providers need reinforcements to treat them all. Demand for behavioral health services is expected to continue growing. Becker's Behavioral …

https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2024/05/22/future-health-care-behavioral-health-services.html

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Understanding the Mental Health System in Kansas - KHI

(6 days ago) WEBFebruary 2016. In 2014, there was one behavioral health provider per 550 Kansans (1:550), which was near the national average of 1:529. As of December 2016, there …

https://www.khi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Report-Understanding-the-Mental-Health-System-in-Kansas.pdf

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Valeo Behavioral Health director Bill Persinger Jr. announces

(1 days ago) WEBBill D. Persinger, Jr. will be retiring as chief executive officer of Valeo Behavioral Health Care Inc. in August, officials said. The announcement came …

https://www.wibw.com/2024/05/22/valeo-behavioral-health-director-bill-persinger-jr-announces-retirement-august/

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New Hilltop mental health hospital unveiled amid workforce …

(8 days ago) WEB0:45. State officials unveiled a new mental health hospital serving central Ohio on Wednesday, starting the next chapter of an eight-year project that Republican Gov. …

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/05/23/hilltop-mental-health-hospital-care-demand-columbus-ohio-healthcare/73804689007/

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Grant to be used for behavioral health system for residents at

(8 days ago) WEBTOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A grant will be used for a behavioral health system for residents at the Shawnee Co. Juvenile Detention Center. During the Shawnee …

https://www.wibw.com/2024/05/23/grant-be-used-behavioral-health-system-residents-shawnee-co-juvenile-detention-center/

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Kansas Works helps recent grads job search - WIBW

(5 days ago) WEBKansas Works stands ready to help offering free assistance at every job search stage. “We have three offices scattered around the region in Lawrence, Topeka, and …

https://www.wibw.com/2024/05/23/kansas-works-helps-recent-grads-job-search/

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Kansas Cost of Health Care Kansas Health Institute

(5 days ago) WEBThis issue brief is the second of a two-part series examining the behavioral health workforce shortage in Kansas. It describes the age and geographic distribution …

https://www.khi.org/topics/kansas-access-to-healthcare/

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Kansas Supreme Court chief justice points to attorney shortage

(7 days ago) WEBTOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert in her State of the Judiciary speech Wednesday asked lawmakers for support of specialty courts, …

https://kansasreflector.com/2023/01/11/kansas-supreme-court-chief-justice-points-to-attorney-shortage-specialty-courts-behavioral-health/

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Oregon’s director of youth behavioral health acknowledges …

(2 days ago) WEBThese include intensive in-home behavioral health treatment that provides youth and families therapy, peer support, medication management and a 24-hour crisis …

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/05/oregons-director-of-youth-behavioral-health-acknowledges-profound-shortage-of-needed-care-q-a.html

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Senator Wiener’s Mental Health Workforce Legislation Passes …

(9 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 964, the Behavioral Health Workforce Revitalization Act, passed the Assembly in a …

https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-wieners-mental-health-workforce-legislation-passes-assembly

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First graduates of Kansas State University physician assistant …

(9 days ago) WEBShe told the Manhattan Mercury in 2022 that 95 of the state’s 105 counties don’t have adequate rural access to health care, specifically behavioral health and

https://kansasreflector.com/2024/05/21/first-graduates-of-kansas-state-university-physician-assistant-program-aim-to-fill-health-care-gaps/

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