Mental Health

Mental health disorders are among the most common chronic diseases - more common than cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The good news is effective treatment is available. With treatment, most people recover from mental disorders and go on to have jobs, raise families and play important roles in our communities. However, despite the availability of effective treatments, there are often long delays – sometimes even decades – between the first onset of symptoms and when people seek and receive treatment.

Unfortunately, the few treatment options available for the most vulnerable populations are becoming more and more limited. Community mental health centers are overburdened, and public support is increasingly scarce in the face of continued funding reductions. At the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, mental health is one of our three grant priority areas.

The Costs of Untreated Mental Illness Calculator

Resources

National

  • Mental Health America, December 2014

  • Prevention Institute, October 2014

  • SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions, 2013

  • SAMHSA

  • SAMHSA. This link opens the fourth of a four-part pdf.

  • SAMHSA. This link opens the third of a four-part pdf.

  • SAMHSA. This link opens the second of a four-part pdf.

  • SAMHSA. Link opens the first of a four-part pdf.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 2, 2011

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2011

  • Directed by Congress to target effectively substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need and to translate research in these areas more effectively and more rapidly into the general health care system.

  • by C. Suzanne Cole, M.A., M.S, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  • by C. Suzanne Cole, M.A., M.S, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  • Aims to improve the lives of youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions through rigorous research and effective training and dissemination.

  • Urban Institute, December 2009.

  • Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • Child Trends, February 2008.

  • Leading the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

  • Dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives.

  • - The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

  • Grassroots organization providing mental health awareness and support, education, and advocacy.

  • Powerpoint presentation provided by Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health.

  • Agency for Healthcare research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  • Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • Powerpoint presentation provided by Timothy Dellenbaugh, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Residency Director, UMKC.

  • Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • National mental health anti-stigma campaign.

  • Devoted to improving the lives of people with mental illnesses through changes in policy and law.

  • The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the world’s largest psychiatric organization. It is a medical specialty society representing more than 38,000 psychiatric physicians from the United States and around the world. Its member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including intellectual disability and substance-related disorders. APA is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry.

  • Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

Infographics

Regional

News

National

  • U.S. News, Aug. 11, 2015
    2015-08-11 09:22
  • The New York Times, Aug. 6, 2015
    2015-08-10 11:17

Regional

  • KCUR, Aug. 6, 2015
    2015-08-07 08:10
  • Lawrence Journal World, Aug. 3, 2015
    2015-08-05 14:27
  • The Kansas City Star, July 28, 2015
    2015-07-28 09:56
  • Fox 2 Now, July 13, 2015
    2015-07-14 11:35