Labette Center for Mental Health Services is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a grant from the Sunflower Foundation. This grant will provide the Center the ability to hire a behaviorist that will be embedded at the Labette Health Medical Office Building. This is a unique and cutting edge approach to patient care that integrates both physical and behavioral health. As described by the Sunflower Foundation, “In-tegrated health care is the sys-tematic co-ordination of primary care (medical) and behavioral health services. Medical and behavioral health prob- lems often occur at the same time. Simul-taneously providing relevant health care services has been shown to yield the best results and are wel-comed by patients.”

Kansas, with the assistance of the Sunflower Foundation, has been a

leader in the integrated care initia-tive. Through this model the pri-mary care and behavior care provid-ers can coordinate closely with each other to provide a continuum of care. The process that Labette Cen-ter will use to provide this care will be to utilize the behaviorist stationed at Labette Health Medical Office

Building to see patients that may also be in

need of behav-ioral health care. This person will be available

to see patients as needed when they visit a phy-

sician at in the medi-cal facility. This provides

the opportunity for two systems to work together hand in hand to pro-vide this service to those in need. By creating this continuum of care, individuals will be able to receive the care they need while at the doc-tor’s office and the opportunity to be referred to the mental health center to further their treatment if needed.

NEWhorizons

For more information about Labette Center for Mental Health Services call 620-421-3770, check out our website at www.lcmhs.com, or follow us 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

April 2015

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Labette Center NominatedFor Freedom Award

Labette Center is pleased to announce that the Center is a nominee for the Department of Defense’s Top Employer Award. This award, called the Freedom Award, is “the highest recognition given by the De-partment of Defense to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve members” There are a total of 2,960 nominees from across the 50 states as well as the US territories. Semifinalist will be an-nounced in April and the 15 recipients of the award will be announced at the Pentagon in an official cer-emony in August. For more information about the Freedom Award, visit: www.freedomaward.mil. For more information about Labette Center, visit: www.lcmhs.com.

Employees Recognized for Years of Service

During Labette Center’s Annual Care and Compassion Awards Banquet employees were honored for years of ser-vice with the organization. Those recognized were Cendie Shelton, LMLP - 10 years, (Not Pictured) Misti Mustain, LMLP, Director of Clinical Programs - 15 years, Dr. Mark Haslett, MD, Medical Director and Children’s Psychiatrist - 20 years, and Matthew Atteberry, LSCSW, Executive Di-rector - 25 years. Congratulations to these employees and thank you for your years of dedication to the residents in Labette County!

Matthew M. Atteberry, LSCSWExecutive Director

Dr. Mark Haslett, MDMedical Director and

Children’s PsychiatristMisti Mustain, LMLPDirector of Clinical Programs

“This is an exciting time for behavioral health care in La-bette County,” stated Matthew Atteberry, LSCSW, execu-tive director of Labette Center. “By receiving this grant we have been given the ability to provide the best overall care by working hand in hand with the medical community.”

Doug Stacy, Assistant Administrator at Labette Health stat-ed, “We at Labette Health are very eager to have a behav-iorist embedded in our Medical Office Building. We look forward to working with LCMHS on this project. This op-portunity provides so many new possibilities and the im-plementation of it will be an exciting process.”

As described on the Sunflower Foundation website, “A mo-mentum is building in Kansas for integrated care. Some local health providers are planning and testing models of integration . . . In a fully integrated health system, men-tal health and primary care professionals share worksites, information systems and patient care plans. A care team works collaboratively with the consumer to ensure a seam-less continuum of care, coordinating enabling services, specialty care and follow up appointments to support the primary medical and behavioral health needs of the indi-vidual.”

Since the beginning of 2013, when the Center received a Sunflower Foundation planning grant for integrated care, work has been done to prepare for this current venture. Through the last two years the Center has worked closely with the medical community to create a system of integrat-ed care that will benefit patients seen by physicians.

Labette Center will soon begin the search for the qualified mental health professional to fill this newly created posi-tion. The Center will be looking for a person that is highly motivated and prepared for a new and innovative way to provide care. For more information about the process of finding this unique individual, please contact Natasha Pur-cell, Human Resource Coordinator at Labette Center for Mental Health. For more information about Labette Center visit us at www.lcmhs.com or find us on Facebook!

Labette Center for Mental Health Services provides a full range of mental health and substance abuse services to cli-ents of all ages, and works closely with local agencies to provide the best care possible. The professionals at LC-MHS work tirelessly to create hope and opportunities for life change by providing education, support, consultation, and therapeutic behavioral health services to the people and communities of Labette County.

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The Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for Help and Hope is an entity governed by a Board of Trustees, which is jointly shared with Labette Cen-ter for Mental Health Services. The foundation creates opportunity for individuals in the community and surrounding areas to be able to give to a local non-profit organi-zation whose mission is to create hope and opportunity for life change by providing education, support, consultation, and therapeutic behavioral health services to the people and communities of Labette County.

The foundation enables us to grow and expand the hope and help we are able to provide. The Foundation for Help and Hope provides a tax deductible entity for indi-

viduals 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.

Labette Center for Mental Health Services (LCMHS) is pleased to announce the recipients from the fifth annual Care and Compas-sion Awards, announced in a banquet held on Saturday March 7th,

2015, at the Parsons VFW.

The Care and Compassion Awards Banquet was an evening centered on recognizing individuals who go above and beyond to show care and compassion to others. With over 100 guests attending, Labette Center was honored to be able to recognize these individuals. A total of six awards were presented throughout the evening.

Labette Center received numerous nominations for the Awards, which were independently reviewed and judged prior to the banquet. The recipients of this year’s Awards are: LeeAnn Spencer, Matt Ha-daegh, Ben Cockran, Shelli Nyambane, Dan Clark, and Peggy Hoisington.

“Each year that we are able to provide this event, we are reminded of all the wonderful individuals in our community that go above and beyond to show care and compassion to others around them.” LCMHS Executive Director Matthew Atteberry said. “It is an honor for us to be able to recog-nize them again this year.”

For a full list of nominees, and to read the recipient’s stories, visit Labette Center’s website at http://www.lcmhs.com/care-and-compassion-award.html

Labette Center PresentsFifth Annual Care and Compassion Awards

From Left to Right: LeeAnn Spencer, Matt Hadaegh, Ben Cochran, Shelli Nyambane, Dan Clark, Peggy Hoisington

Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.PO Box 258

1730 BelmontParsons, KS 67357www.lcmhs.com

Celebrating Over 35 Years of Serving Labette County!

Mental Health First Aid Course April 22nd, 2015

Labette Center for Mental Health Services will be holding an Youth Mental Health First Aid course on Tuesday April 22nd, 2015 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The course will be held at Labette Center’s main facility located at 1730 Belmont Par-sons KS in the multi-purpose room. Participants must register prior to the course. Cost of registration is $50.00 which includes materials, lunch and snacks.

This program covers information about how to help a youth who may be expie-rencing a mental health crisis or at the onset of a mental illness. The program is excellent for anyone, and specifically for those who work with youth. This in-cludes teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, youth leaders, afterschool program coordiantors, parents, and those who actively work with youth in the community. Through this course individuals will learn skills and information to help a youth in need.

For more information contact Monica Simpson or Nikkii Rosenstiel at 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit www.lcmhs.com.

Also, please check into our Adult Mental Health First Aid Course!!!! Next class is on July 14th, 2015. For more information about the Mental Health First Aid program, visit: http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org

Check out our new website! Same website address but with a new and improved look! Now pay your bill online!!!

Calender of Upcoming Events

April 15th - May 20th (Wednesdays) 1:30pmRector Diabetes CenterSouth Hyw 59 Parsons KS Lead Your Health Workshop

April 22nd 8:00am-4:30pmLCMHS Community Room Mental Health First Aid - Youth

June (TBA)Internet/Mail/Phone Begin Accepting Applications for Leadership Labette 2015-2016 Class

July 10th 11:00am (approximately)Main Street Nation of Patriots Tour through Parsons

July 14th 8:00am-5:30pmLCMHS Community Room Mental Health First Aid - Adult

August (TBA)LCMHS Community Room Leadership Labette 2015-2016 Class beginsSept. 10th 5:00pm -8:00pmLocation TBA “An Evening of Recovery” Annual Recovery Month Event

October 13th 8:00am - 5:30pmLCMHS Community room Mental Health First Aid - Youth

For more information on upcoming events - call 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit us at:

www.lcmhs.com