Tagged: mental health

Medicare coverage for people with depression used to be, well, depressing. But that's starting to change.

In October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began covering screening for depression without any cost-sharing when Medicare beneficiaries visit their primary care doctor.

For many decades, David Wiebe has been at the forefront of mental health care in the Kansas City region, helping shape the community mental health system that exists in Kansas today. As director of Johnson County Mental Health for more than two decades, Wiebe has overseen its growth from a staff of 80 to one of 400 - one that today helps thousands of predominantly low-income people with mental illnesses live independently.

Recent events in Kansas City have raised a new public furor about abuse by Catholic priests, but no one really knows how long the problem has been going on. According to the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, nearly 16,000 abuse victims have spoken out nationwide since 1950.

Countless Americans have relatives, friends, or colleagues who have committed suicide. When Fox 4 Kansas City meteorologist Don Harman took his own life last week, many people realized that suicide can affect those whom we least suspect.

Lawrence, KS – The Kansas Neurological Institute serves some 150 profoundly disabled adults. If the Kansas Legislature approves the proposal, the facility would be closed gradually.