TOPEKA — Mental health reform is being proposed in Kansas through several measures, including the restoration of state funding to behavioral health clinics serving the uninsured or underinsured.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas is backing the proposal referred to as Mental Health 2020. The proposal calls for expansion of the number of psychiatry residents at the University of Kansas and a return to the operation of the full complement of 200 crisis beds at Osawatomie State Hospital.
Kansas Mental Health Coalition representative Amy Campbell says the state should recognize the potential of an expanded network of regional crisis centers to bridge the service gap between community mental health centers and the state hospitals.
