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.

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Resources

National

  • Where does your state's mental health rank?

    Mental Health America, December 2014

  • Making Connections for Mental Health and Well-Being among Men and Boys in the U.S.

    Prevention Institute, October 2014

  • Mentalhealth.gov: Let's Talk About It
  • Can we live longer? Integrated healthcare's promise

    SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions, 2013

  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  • Welcome to the National Center for Trauma-Informed Care

    SAMHSA

  • application/pdf iconMental Health United States, 2010; Part 4

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

  • application/pdf iconMental Health United States, 2010; Part 3

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

  • application/pdf iconMental Health United States, 2010; Part 2

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

  • application/pdf iconMental Health United States, 2010; Part 1

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

  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center
  • application/pdf iconState Mental Health Cuts Report
  • Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 2, 2011

  • application/pdf iconThe Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families

    American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2011

  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA)

    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.

  • application/pdf iconThe Environmental Approach to Preventing Substance Abuse

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

  • application/pdf iconThe Behavioral Approach to Preventing Substance Abuse

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

  • RTC for Pathways to Positive Futures

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

  • Returning Home: Understanding the Challenge for Prisoners

    Urban Institute, December 2009.

  • application/pdf iconProgram Implementation Best Practices Literature Review

    Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • Neighborhood Support and Children's Connectedness

    Child Trends, February 2008.

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse

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

  • Mental Health America

    Dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives.

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    - 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.

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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

  • application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconEvidence Based Practices, Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)

    Powerpoint presentation provided by Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health.

  • Elderly/Long-Term Care: Many older adults with mental health problems do not believe they need help

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

  • application/pdf iconDomestic Violence and Mental Health Best Practices Literature Review

    Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconDevelopments in Depression

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

  • application/pdf iconCo-Occuring Disorders Best Practices Literature Review

    Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • application/pdf iconChildren's Mental Health Best Practices Literature Review

    Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

  • Bringchange2mind.org

    National mental health anti-stigma campaign.

  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

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

  • American Psychiatric Association (APA)

    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.

  • application/pdf iconAdult Mental Illness Best Practices Literature Review

    Wichita State University, Center for Community Support and Research.

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Regional

Misc Reports

News

National

  • America wakes up to mental health
    U.S. News, Aug. 11, 2015
    2015-08-11 09:22
  • New York City initiative aims to help mentally ill people who get violent
    The New York Times, Aug. 6, 2015
    2015-08-10 11:17

Regional

  • Missouri Governor calls for more training for law enforcement officers
    KCUR, Aug. 6, 2015
    2015-08-07 08:10
  • Editorial: Time for action
    Lawrence Journal World, Aug. 3, 2015
    2015-08-05 14:27
  • Kansas mental health system inadequate, panel finds, jeopardizing patients and the public
    The Kansas City Star, July 28, 2015
    2015-07-28 09:56
  • New Missouri bill allows greater access to mental health records
    Fox 2 Now, July 13, 2015
    2015-07-14 11:35
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