Since 1949, May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The national designation is meant to encourage making mental health top of mind, without stigma, and to advocating for public policies that prioritize access to mental healthcare for all. It is also a prime opportunity to offer …
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Swope Health and University Health have been quietly knocking down boundaries to provide rapid response to 988 mental health crisis calls in the Kansas City area. The local partnership has produced a Mobile Care Team, jointly staffed and managed, to respond to calls to the 988 hotline – the national suicide prevention lifeline. The partnership …
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The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is changing to a simpler, shorter number – 988. Starting on July 16, 2022, to reach the hotline you will be able to call 988 instead of 1-800-273-8255. The new three-digit code works in the same way that 911 works for an emergency hotline, reaching local resources wherever you are …
We all want to be treated with dignity, including those who have ongoing mental health issues. This truth led Joel Slack, mental health advocate, to found the RESPECT Institute, which trains individuals with mental health illnesses to share their personal stories of recovery with public audiences. The goal is to foster a better public understanding …
Each year, the state of Missouri’s Department of Mental Health selects three individuals to receive an award as a “Mental Health Champion.” The award recognizes an individual living with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or in recovery for substance use disorders. This distinguished award is presented to individuals who make a positive contribution to their community, …
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The young man appeared a reluctant participant in the Swope Health arts program, led by Carolyn Graves, artist and Community Support Specialist, in the Adult Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program. The art program is a way to teach coping skills to individuals overcoming substance use or other behavioral health issues. Most of the other day program …
Swope Health is now offering free gun locks or lockboxes to anyone interacting with its Crisis Services team. The gun-safety initiative is a response to increasing rates of suicide in the United States and the recognition that firearms were used in more than half of all suicides. Studies show an alarming increase in suicide deaths …
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September is the month for raising awareness of suicide prevention, a campaign sponsored by the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline and supported by mental health advocates across the country. Swope Health supports the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline and the suicide prevention campaign year-round. In 2022, in Missouri, the 988 hotline handled more than 38,000 …
New Imani House program, Father Focus, Guides Men to Becoming Better Fathers Father Focus is a new six-week peer counseling program at Imani House, designed to help men build better relationships with their children. The current program has about 20 participants and celebrated its first graduation on June 1. The Father Focus program combines an …
Swope Health invites you to visit our 2023 Holiday Mart from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, in the activity rooms at Building C, Swope Health Central, 3801 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The event is free and open to all. The holiday mart features local retailers, designers, chefs selling their items, …
