NEW! At the request of the Kansas Psychiatric Society, Governor Kathleen Sebelius has declared the month of May 2008 Mental Health Month in Kansas by Proclamation. View proclamation here.

May is Mental Health Month
For more information, please visit the Healthy Minds web site.

The DEA Issues Final Rule on Multiple Prescriptions

Mental Health Parity
A thorough study of the barriers to achieving parity in mental health benefits for those with private insurance coverage was completed in 2006 by a Task Force of the Governor’s Mental Health Services Planning Council

Members Only Section
Access information posted online exclusively for KPS members. For login information, please call KPS at 785-233-7154.

Job Openings
VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System is currently recruiting psychiatrists. Read more details on this opportunity.
Outpatient mental health clinic. Read more details on this opportunity.

Joshua Child and Family Development Center
Medical Director needed: more information

Select this link to access the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts proposed regulations affecting mental health services.

Referrals
If you need help for mental health problems, you should know that they are as treatable as other health conditions. More information