Mental health

Johnson County's mental health crisis response team is growing by four positions. What's happening: At last week's meeting, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners approved the addition of four full-time crisis call specialist positions to the Johnson County Mental Health...

Need help? September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and organizations like Speak Up are trying to make conversations about mental health and suicide more normal, now and throughout the year. On Wednesday evening, two Blue Valley students were featured on...

The Blue Valley Education Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony early last week to celebrate the installation of its new Wellness Walk, which honors the late life of Blue Valley North student Chad Harrell. The details: Located at the Blue...

Johnson County's co-responder program, which allows mental health professionals to accompany police officers on 911 calls, is expanding once more. Now, the Johnson County Mental Health Center is partnering with Johnson County Community College to provide a full-time clinician on...

Carron Montgomery had firsthand experience seeing how the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the mental health of children and families, so she wrote a book about it. "The Invisible Riptide" is a children's book meant to help young readers...

Mental health services in Johnson County got a big boost from grant money recently, making it possible for county commissioners to add more than 14 full time equivalent positions in a variety of capacities. County commissioners voted last week to...

Johnson County Mental Health Center has received more than $900,000 in federal grant funding to support the organization’s efforts to serve incarcerated people as they prepare to reenter society. In total, the community health center received $927,512 for the Reentry...

Need help? September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and organizations like Speak Up are trying to make conversations about mental health and suicide more normal, now and throughout the year.   If you or someone you know is in crisis,  call...

A Johnson County partnership is reducing recidivism among people with serious mental illnesses, a new University of Notre Dame study found. Notre Dame's Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities conducted a study on the jail mental health screening that’s been...

The images and video that unfolded Wednesday as the nation's capitol was overrun by a mob of pro-Trump extremists were shocking. And they could prompt some difficult conversations with kids and young people. The Post reached out to some local...

With COVID-19 cases still at high levels and the prospect of remote learning continuing into the near future, local counselor Carron Montgomery has some tips on how to cope this winter. A licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist, Montgomery...

By Nomin Ujiyediin LAWRENCE, Kansas — Activists and citizens in Kansas communities from Dodge City to the Kansas City suburbs are reconsidering the involvement of police in their communities — including whether officers should continue to help respond to mental...