A Lawrence teen was repeatedly thrust into the emergency department and regional mental health hospitals during the peak of her struggles. Her story is emblematic of what can happen when families feel desperate to help their teens.
Kansas has set aside $6 million for juvenile crisis centers places that would spare kids from getting locked up by helping them through mental health crises but has yet to spend a dime.
When emergency responders confirmed the death of Tony Cipollaro, residents of the North Lawrence campsite who called the 26-year-old a friend cried, cursed, and consoled each other. Some screamed. Tony had a family and friends who loved him. He knew this.
Over the past couple of decades, the opioid epidemic has become a national health crisis that has touched hundreds of thousands of Americans from all walks of life.
Funding aims to curb increase in psychostimulant misuse and overdose deaths. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health