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If someone you loved had a psychiatric emergency, would you know what to do?Because many people wouldn’t, Kansas mental health advocates are pushing for…
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The Audiofiles look at some of the best new podcasts of 2016, from the serious (mental illness, embedded journalists) to the lighthearted (a discussion of…
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This story was updated at 6:04 p.m. Kansas is seeking a private partner to operate Osawatomie State Hospital under a proposal that would allow the…
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University of Kansas researchers plan to use a $1.5 million federal grant to help Kansans with disabilities catch up to their non-disabled peers in…
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The troubled Larned State Hospital has a new superintendent.Veteran state attorney Bill Rein has been named to head the facility, which provides inpatient…
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In the wake of a mass shooting, politicians, the media, witnesses, and victims alike all struggle to make sense of the events. It's easy to characterize a…
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Claiming patients who experience psychosis have a chemical imbalance is an easy and incomplete explanation to a complicated problem. Treating patients…
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The head of the legal department at Larned State Hospital will be transferred to Topeka later this month, a move that has some western Kansas attorneys…
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The Kansas Legislature added several patient protection measures to a bill allowing “step therapy” for Medicaid drugs before passing the legislation early…
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The first time Rebecca Schunck tried to commit suicide she was 25. She called the police following a fight with her father, threatening to kill him and…
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Steve Feinstein was superintendent of Osawatomie State Hospital from 1994 to 1998. He has a Ph.D. in psychology and got involved in mental health issues…
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Some mental health advocates in Kansas see a silver lining in Osawatomie State Hospital losing its Medicare payments: a chance to redesign a system they…