Grading the States 2006: Kansas

Overall Grade: F Category Grades: Infrastructure: F Information Access: F Services: D- Recovery Supports: B

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $75.22 26 Per Capita Income $28,422 27 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $204 31 Suicide Rank 21

Recent Innovations Dedication at the state level to system transformation and evidence-based practices implementation Academic partnerships to advance service and development and delivery

Urgent Needs Increased flexibility from the state to listen to the concerns of consumers and families Implementation of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams Jail diversion programs

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Kansas earns F for mental health care
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from The Wichita Eagle - KS.
3/02/2006