Mental health access tops concerns at Lawrence public forum
About 50 residents attended a Lawrence forum presenting the 38 page Community Health Assessment results. Inadequate mental health services led the list with 19 votes, followed by poverty and job gaps and health disparities, while attendees also ranked housing transportation and dental access as key issues. Continue theConversation.org invites further comments.
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Lawrence residents named Substantial Citizens of the Year
The Lawrence Kiwanis Club honored two longtime volunteers, Alice Ann Johnston and Chuck Fisher, as 2012 Substantial Citizens of the Year at a Lawrence Country Club ceremony. Johnston contributed to arts and education through KU boards and local libraries, while Fisher served on city and planning commissions and supported community history projects.
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