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For more information about Labette Center for Mental Health
Services call 620-421-3770, check out our website at www.lcmhs.com,
or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter!
Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else
they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the
spirit. M. Scott Peck
April 2014
On July 1st, 2014 Kansas will begin the process of implementing
Health Homes to KanCare members who have certain chronic conditions
such as diabetes, asthma or mental illness. Individuals who will
receive these serves are those who are currently KanCare consumers.
Labette Center for Mental Health Ser-vices is working towards a
Health Home provider designation for individuals residing in
Labette County who suffer from severe mental illness.
According to the KanCare website (www.kancareks.gov), . . .
Health home refers to a new Medicaid option to provide coordination
of physical and behavioral health care with long term services and
supports. . . This is not a building of any kind and not a place
where individuals live. It is the coordi-nation of those services
to find ways to best serve individuals who fit the criteria and
help them achieve better outcomes for their health. Health homes
focus on a person as a whole and help them to man-age all their
health care needs. By do-ing this, it is believed to be much more
likely these individuals will have greater
success in maintaining their health.
Labette Center is excited at the prospect of further improving
the quality of the lives we interact with. stated Matthew
Atteberry, LSCSW, executive director of LCMHS. The KanCare Health
Home initiative is a new and powerful way to make a positive
impact, and we intend to provide a high quality product to the
KanCare members that choose us.
Labette Center strives to provide the best care possible for
those we serve throughout Labette County. Deb Williams, MHA, has
been named as the Home Health Coor-dinator for Labette
Center and has been hard at work com-pleting all the
requirements to become a Health Home Partner. We have been
attending meeting with KDHE and the Managed Care Organizations
(MCOs) to put together a program that will fit our communities.
stated Williams. Im very excited about the help we will be
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Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.and
Medicaid Health Homes
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be found on Facebook, Twit-ter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Google
Blogspot. And dont forget to check out our website as well!
Mental Health First Aid Course April 29th, 2014
Labette Center for Mental Health Services will be holding an
Adult Mental Health First Aid course on Tuesday April 29th, 2014
from 8:00am to 5:30 pm. The course will be held at Labette Cen-ters
main facility located at 1730 Belmont Par-sons KS in the
multi-purpose room. To register for the April Mental Health First
Aid Training, individuals can visit our website at
http://www.lcmhs.com/Mental-Health-First-Aid-65456.asp or call
620-421-3770 800-303-3770.
According to the Mental Health First Aid webi-ste, this program
is intended for a variety of audiences: friends and family of
individuals with mental illness or addiction, key profes-sionals
(such as police officers, human resource directors and pri-mary
care workers), school and college leadership, faith communi-ties,
or anyone interested in learning more about mental illness and
addiction. The training venues will also vary as Mental Health
First Aid program sites reach out to Chambers of Commerce,
professional associations, hospitals, nursing homes, Rotary Clubs,
parent organi-zations, social clubs and other groups who make up
the fabric of a community. The core program is tailored for
response to the general adult population.
Also, please check into our Youth Mental Health First Aid
Course!!!!
For more information about the Mental Health First Aid program
and upcoming trainings, visit:
http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org
Learn about the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home
Visiting (MIECHV) partnership in Labette County.
Learn about what the My Family Labette Program is doing for the
Labette County Community.
Thursday April 10th, 20142:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Parsons Municipal Building Basement112 S. 17thParsons KS
Learn how to further your childs development. Ages prenatal to
five.
For More information contact: Andrea Bray, My Family Resource
Specialist620-421-3770 or [email protected]
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able to provide to this community. Along with Wil-liams, the
Center will employ two care coordinators and peer support
specialists that will be focused on the Health Homes model. The
Center will also be looking to expand staff to include a registered
nurse who will assist in providing these services. This person will
have the primary function of managing the full array of behavior-al
health needs, physical health needs and support social services and
family services.
In the Health Home model there are six key services that the
Center will provide. These include care coor-dination,
comprehensive care management, health pro-motion, comprehensive
transitional care, member and family services and referral to
community services and supports. The Health Home will be for any
member of the Labette county community who suffers from a severe
mental illness, whether they are currently a client of La-bette
Center or not.
Labette Center will work with physicians, hospitals and public
health agencies to best serve the needs of those in the health
homes. For more information on the Medicaid Health Homes visit
www.kankareks.gov. For questions about services provided by Labette
Center in Labette County visit our website at www.lcmhs.com or call
620-421-3770.
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The Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation
for Help and Hope is an entity governed by a Board of Trustees,
which is jointly shared with Labette Center for Mental Health
Services. The foundation creates opportunity for individuals in the
community and surrounding areas to be able to give to a local
non-profit organization whose mission is to create hope and
opportunity for life change by providing education, support,
consultation, and therapeutic behav-ioral health services to the
people and communities of Labette County.
The foundation enables us to grow and expand the hope and help
we are able to provide. The Foundation for Help and Hope provides a
tax deductible entity for
individuals or organizations to be able to donate to.
To give to the Foundation, donations can be mailed to or dropped
off at:
Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for
Help and Hopec/o Labette Center for Mental Health Services
PO Box 258Parsons, KS 67357
To make a donation by Credit/Debit card by phone, individuals
may call: 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770
Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc Foundation for
Help and Hope is a 501 (c) 3.Any donations are considered tax
deductible.
Labette Center for Mental Health Services offers Community
Support Services for adults in Labette County. Community Support
Services are designed to help adults with psychiatric issues to
have mean-ingful and productive lives.Community Support Services
help consumers move towards a sense of recovery and rehabilitation.
To that end, case managers explore strengths and re-sources that
assist consumers in identifying and
meeting goals in regards to hous-ing, employment, education,
suc-cessful relationships and inde-pendence.
Community Support Services build meaningful and productive lives
by using a multitude of resources. Included in the resources
available are strength based case management ser-vices for adults,
case planning and resource referral, peer support services,
psychosocial groups, atten-dant care. Individuals receiving
community support services also receive coordination with
therapist, psychiatrist and other community agencies as well as
Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment for those individuals who have
co-occurring substance use disorders.
Referrals for Community Support Services can be made by calling
Labette Center for Mental Health Services and requesting an intake
appointment. If an individual already receives therapeutic services
through Labette Center, they can discuss Commu-nity Support
Services with the Qualified Mental Health Professional that is
assigned to them. If the criteria are met a case manager can be
assigned and a treatment plan that is specific to that persons
needs can be formulated.
Spotlight on Departments: Community Support Services
Community Support Services: Back L-R: Joseph Thornton, Community
Corrections Case Manager; Linda Moore, Case Manager; Cassie
Alexander, Case Manager; Trinette Vance, Care Coordinator; Melissa
Lundsford, Care Coordinator; Tom Schibi, CSS Team Leader. 2nd Row
L-R: Arin Fales, Case Manager; Karley Schmidt, Case Manager; Susan
Lynch, Attendant Care; Re-nee Roberts, Attendant Care; Misti
Mustain, Director of Clinical Programs. Front Row L-R: Shelli
Nymbani, Peer Support Specialist; Mary Beth Griggs, Peer Support
Specialist; Emma Vore, Case Manager. Not pictured: David Gravett,
Case Manager.
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Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.PO Box 258
1730 BelmontParsons, KS 67357www.lcmhs.com
Celebrating 35 Years of Serving Labette County!2014 Care and
Compassion Awards Recipients
Back Row (L-R): Jean McCandless, Mark Gardner, Jana JohnsonFront
Row (L-R): Virginia Standley, Karley Schmidt, Carolyn Ferguson
May is Mental Health Month! Watch for upcoming Mental Health
Month Activities at www.lcmhs.com or follow us on Facebook &
Twitter!