Kansas clinic links hoops to suicide prevention in memory of Isaiah Ott
Five Kansas University basketball players joined 65 students at Lawrence High School for a free suicide prevention basketball clinic honoring Isaiah Ott, a Lawrence teen who died by suicide in 2013. Former KU player Aaron Miles and Isaiah’s father Elwood Ott organized the event, which mixed drills with crisis-support sessions by Headquarters Counseling Center and USD 497 staff.
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Lawrence High School
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Kansas school funding fight widens as districts seek court relief
In Shawnee County a two day early end to the school year and $195,000 in cuts underscore a wider clash over a new funding law. Lawmakers face a $422 million FY starting July 1 deficit while districts from Dodge City to Kansas City Kansas challenge the measure in a three judge panel court battle.
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Kansas City
Kansas
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Cynthia Lane
Lane
John Robb
Shawn Sullivan
Sullivan
Tobacco marketing near youth hubs prompts education effort
Health officials in Douglas County, Kansas study licensed tobacco and e cigarette retailers to gauge youth exposure. Led by Anderson with CDC funded data, the project maps store proximity to schools and parks and notes many ads target lower income areas. Results may lead to a public forum.
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Kansas University
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Health Department
CDC
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