Limited detox beds in Douglas County prompt plan
Uninsured residents face scarce options for detox and recovery in Douglas County. Sandra Dixon of DCCCA reports the agency has the only female detox beds, totaling two. A proposed behavioral health crisis center would expand capacity with eight rooms for mental health crises and a six bed sober living ward.
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DCCCA
Behavioral Health Services
Douglas County
Bob Tryanski
Behavioral Health Projects
Lawmakers Return to Statehouse Today in Session Start
Kansas lawmakers convene the 2018 session amid a court threat to close public schools unless the funding system is fixed. Gov Brownback will give his State of the State at 5 p.m. Tuesday, with no details yet on proposed fixes. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the current funding system inadequate and inequitable, raising the stakes for action.
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Hopeka
Kansas
Supreme Court
Sam Brownback
Brownback
State Finance Council
STD Rates Rise in Douglas County Gonorrhea Surges
Douglas County health officials warn of rising sexually transmitted disease cases mirroring a national surge. Gonorrhea spiked 48 percent from 2015 to 2016, from 83 to 123 cases, with 121 cases reported January through June 2017. Sue McDoneld cites increased testing and better detection as factors, while stressing the goal to lower infection rates.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
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