Labette Center's Fourth Quarter Newsletter

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For more information about Labette Center for Mental Health Servicescall 620-421-3770, check out our website at www.lcmhs.com, or followus on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter!

Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they

remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.M. Scott Peck

October 2014

Labette Center for

Mental Health

Works Toward Providing

Evidence Based

Prevention Programs

Labette Center for Mental Health Services

Inc. (LCMHS) currently provides outpa-

tient substance abuse treatment services

and is working with Labette County Sub-

stance Abuse Task Force (LCSATF)

to start providing more preven-

tion services in our com-

munity. LCMHS has

chosen three additional

evidenced based pre-vention programs to

implement in our

community, Project

Towards No Drug

Abuse, Guiding Good

Choices, and Active Parent-

ing Teens.

A critical point between use and abuse oc-

curs during high school years. Project To-

wards No Drug Abuse (TND) is an effective

program that is intended to help break the

chain between substance use and abuse. The

program is targeted to high school age youth.

The instruction to students provides detailed

information about the social and health con-

sequences of drug misuse, provides mo

tion enhancement strategies and incl

instruction in active listening, tobacco

sation techniques, self-control, and dec

making to counteract the risk factors for

stance abuse.

In addition to providing youth with prog

ing, LCMHS knows there is a need to

vide support, education and training fo

parents in our community. The

grams chosen will c

both middle sc

and high school

families. Rese

shows that pa

are the most intial person for a y

person in making

sions about subst

use. Providing parents

options of education and suppo

well as a network of other parents w

ing towards the same goal can make a

impact on our community efforts to re

and eliminate substance use in our yout

Guiding Good Choices, originally devel

under the title Preparing for the Drug-Years, is a ve session program that tea

parents of children ages 9-14 (grades

how to reduce the risk that their children

develop substance use problems. In the

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Calender of Upcoming Events

October 9th 1:00pm

Rainbow Apartment Conference Room

906 S. 13th St. Parsons KS 67357

Lead Your Health Informational Meeting

October 14th 8am-5:30pm

LCMHS Community Room

1730 Belmont Parsons KS 67357

Mental Health First Aid - Registration Required

Adult Version

Oct. 16th-Nov. 20th (Thurdays) 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Rainbow Apartment Conference Room

906 s. 13th St. Parsons KS 67357

Lead Your Health Workshop

January 13th 8am-5:30pm




Adult Version

April 7th 8am-5:30pm




Youth Version

For more information on upcoming events -

call 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit us at:

www.lcmhs.com

gram parents will learn how to strengthen their bonds with their children and

reduce the risk that their children will use drugs. The Guiding Good Choices

program has been shown to have a positive impact on parenting behaviors

hat inuence the initiation of alcohol and cigarette use by children.

Active Parenting of Teens is designed to serve all parents of teens and pre-

eens from about fth grade up. The program is designed to serve an ethnical-

y diverse population of families, as well as a wide range of family structures

from single parenting, blended families and intact families. Active Parenting

of Teens addresses working with families that have signicant teen problems

such as drug use, those with everyday challenges such as disrespectful behav-or, and can be used in special populations such as those with ADHD, parents

who have been ordered by court to take parent education, parents in correc-

ional institutions, parents of hospitalized teens and many others. The Active

Parenting Teens program is an interactive approached program designed for

small groups of 10 to 20 participants at a time. Groups meet for six 2 hour

sessions on a weekly basis. Parents receive a comprehensive model for par-

enting teens and preteens.

n order to reach teens and families, LCMHS plans to work in coordination

with Parsons High School to implement Project Towards No Drug Abuse,

and all local schools to target parents of teens between sixth to twelfth grades.

LCMHS will also be working with support from LCSATF in measuring par-

icipation and outcomes from pre and post assessment measuring of the pro-

gram participants. LCSATF has provided training to staff members of LC-

MHS as trainers for all three of these evidence based programs. The goal is

o provide three sessions of Project Towards No Drug Abuse, three sessions

of Active Parenting Teens, and two session s of Guiding Good Choices to the

community at no cost to participants.

For more information about these prevention programs, contact Misti Mus-

ain, Director of Clinical Programs, at 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3700.

Lead Your Health Workshop

LCMHS is hosting a "Lead Your Health, Living with a Chronic condi-on" workshop! Melissa Lunsford, Health Home Care Coordinator,nd Shelli Nyambani, Peer Specialist, will present this exciting work-hop geared to help individuals learn how to manage their health needs.

This program, which is a six week workshop, will begin on ThursdayOctober 16th and last through Thursday November 20th. Participantswill meet at 1:00 pm each of these Thursdays and will be dismissed noater than 3:30 pm. There will be an informational/registration meet-ng offered on October 9th at 1:00 pm. This workshop is available to allommunity members at no cost.

This workshop will be held in the Rainbow Apartments ofce buildingocated at 906 S. 13th Street, Parsons KS. Participants will gather inhe Conference Room. For LCMHS clients, if transportation is a bar-ier, please contact one of the individuals providing the workshop andhey will attempt to coordinate it.

Lead Your Health is a highly interactive workshop series that pro-motes the development of skills necessary to lead a healthy life withny physical or mental chronic condition, like arthritis, depression,eart and lung disease, schizophrenia, diabetes, etc. The program waseveloped by Stanford University and is used around the world. It isll about "self-management" in that it helps people regain control and

make positive decisions about the direction of their life and healthteach people about different tools they can use in various situatpromote things like being prepared for doctor's appointments withof problems, symptoms, medications, etc. Program graduates typifeel more activated, more able to advocate for themselves, and prepared to live their life rather than live their diagnosis.

There needs to be a minimum of 12 participants to proceed withworkshop and the maximum is 20. There are currently still avaiopenings. If you or someone you know could benet from ling more self-management skills and adding to their personal box' of leading their health please share this information with tThis workshop is not condition-specic, so regardless of whetheasthma, arthritis, diabetes, bipolar, or depression, this class can be

people regardless of their diagnosis. The curriculum was developeStanford University and Melissa Lunsfor & Shelli Nyambani withe leaders!

For more information about the Lead Your Health workshop, p

contact either Melissa Lunsford or Shelli Nyambani at 620-421-3

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The Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for HelpHope is an entity governed by a Board of Trustees, which is jointly shwith Labette Center for Mental Health Services. The foundation createsportunity for individuals in the community and surrounding areas to beto give to a local non-prot organization whose mission is to create hopeopportunity for life change by providing education, support, consultaand therapeutic behavioral health services to the people and communitiLabette County.

The foundation enables us to grow and expand the hope and help we are

to provide. The Foundation for Help and Hope provides a tax deductibletity for individuals or organizations to be able to donate to.

To give to the Foundation, donations can be mailed to or dropped off at:

Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for Help and Hopec/o Labette Center for Mental Health Services

PO Box 258Parsons, KS 67357

To make a donation by Credit/Debit card by phone, individuals may call:620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770

Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc Foundation for Help and Hope is a 501 (c) 3.Any donations are considered tax deductible.

This quarters spotlight focuses is on Labette Centers Com-munity Based Services programs. Community Based Servicesare for children who have been diagnosed with a Severe Emo-tional Disturbance (SED) and who are having signicant func-

tional impairments in school, home, or the community. Thesedifculties could include how the child behaves towards oth-ers, how they feel emotionally, or other problems.

As part of Labette Centers Community Based Services pro-grams we offer case management, case planning and resourceacquisition, parent support services and wrap-around facilita-tion, coordination with schools, coordination with behavioralhealth professionals, utilization of community agencies, earlychildhood intervention, psychosocial groups and attendantcare.

Labette Centers psychosocial program,Navigators, is designed with goals to as-

sist youth in the development of socialand interpersonal skills, enhance per-sonal relationships, increase communityawareness, and develop coping strate-gies. The Navigators program is indi-vidually tailored to each participant andavailable to them as long as it is deemedmedically necessary.

Navigators offers psychosocial pro-grams that are school based, after-schoolbased, community based and individual.They work in both group settings as wellas one-on-one with youth ages K-12.

They use methods of interaction such

as Positive Behavior Support (PBS) ser-vices, anger management, peer interac-tion, and social skills. This program hasa staff to client ratio of 1:4 which allows

each youth to get individualized care.

Referrals for Community Based Services can be made bying LCMHS and requesting an intake appointment with a apist or qualied mental health professional. If a child madmission criteria, a case manager can be assigned and a tment plan specic to the childs needs can be formulated.

For more information about Labette Centers CommBased Services call 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770.

Spotlight on Departments:

Community Based Services

Front Row L-R: Rebekah Wells, Case Manager; Virginia Standley, Parent Support; Nikkii R

Psychosocial Coordinator; Jodi Thompson, Psychosocial Aid; Jessica Boone, Psychosocial Aid;

Morton, Childrens Case Management Team Lead. Back Row L-R: David Gravitt, Case Manag

beth Davis, Psychosocial Group Leader; Jamie Scott, Case Manager; Adam Sallee, Case Manag

Marcus, Psychosocial Aid; Kendra Johsnon, Psychosocial Aid.


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Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.

PO Box 2581730 BelmontParsons, KS 67357www.lcmhs.com

Celebrating 35 Years of Serving Labette County

Mental Health First Aid CourseOctober 14th, 2014

Labette Center for Mental Health Services will be holding an Adult Mental Health FAid course on Tuesday October 14th, 2014 from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. The course be held at Labette Centers main facility located at 1730 Belmont Parsons KS inmulti-purpose room. Participants must register prior to the course. Cost of registratio

$50.00 which includes materials, lunch and snacks.

According to the Mental Health First Aid website, this program is intended for a vety of audiences: friends and family of individuals with mental illness or addiction,professionals (such as police ofcers, human resource directors and primary care wers), school and college leadership, faith communities, or anyone interested in learnmore about mental illness and addiction. The training venues will also vary as MeHealth First Aid program sites reach out to Chambers of Commerce, professional aciations, hospitals, nursing homes, Rotary Clubs, parent organizations, social clubsother groups who make up the fabric of a community. The core program is tailoredresponse to the general adult population.

For more information contact Monica Simpson or Nikkii Rosenstiel at 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit ww

lcmhs.com.

Also, please check into our Youth Mental Health First Aid Course!!!!

For more information about the Mental Health First Aid program, visit: http://www.mentalhealthrstaid.org

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