Mental health

While teens across Johnson County are stuck at home and physically isolated due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, the Zero Reasons Why Teen Council stressed the importance of staying socially connected for the mental health and well-being of students...

Client confidentiality, uniform choice and funding issues were some of the key topics in a panel discussion of professionals from mental health, emergency medical services and law enforcement on Wednesday morning. The panel discussion was part of the inaugural National...

Students in Johnson County are coming to school more stressed out and anxious than ever, say educators and health officials, prompting local groups to seek out new ways to address student mental health. Tim DeWeese, director of Johnson County Mental...

In its first Mental Health Convening meeting of 2020, the Zero Reasons Why Teen Council on Wednesday argued that the community should view the mental health of teens as a every bit as important as physical health. The Mental Health...

Pathway to Hope, an Olathe-based mental health service organization, has opened a clubhouse in Shawnee for people who live with serious mental illnesses. The Reclamation Clubhouse, which is temporarily housed in the basement of Emmanuel Family Church at 7101 Quivira...

In an effort to improve treatment and reduce jail time for the mentally ill, Johnson County is preparing to drop its private contractor and use its own staff to treat inmates. County commissioners will decide this week whether to eventually...

The Johnson County Mental Health Center this week announced a new program to bring mental health education to all public and private schools in Johnson County. Introduction of the digital resource, Mental Wellness Basics, is a direct result of efforts...

Last year, Johnson County school districts and the county's mental health center teamed up to launch the #ZeroReasonsWhy campaign to take on the stigma of suicide and raise awareness of prevention efforts and crisis resources. But a pair of suicides...

Mental health and access to proper treatment are community issues that need to be addressed at all levels — from schools and law enforcement to homes and in state legislation — said several local leaders on Thursday in a...

The first time Cory Strathman experienced it, he was in college. “I would exhibit symptoms of isolating and staying in my room for two to three days once a semester,” he remembers. “I told my friends that I was sick,...

Allister Dittman is inquisitive, caring and loving toward his 2-year-old sister, Fara. He likes to help out around the house and enjoys riding his Strider bicycle. But the 4-year-old boy from Olathe had also been struggling. He has a genetic...

As America faces an opioid addiction and overdose crisis, regional experts on substance use disorders gave tips for Johnson Countians on how to find resources for opioid users in need of help. Bob Twillman, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at...