Brownback to unveil Kan. mental health initiative
File photo of Kan. Gov. Sam Brownback
Photographer: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Copyright Getty Images
Posted: 01/10/2013
-
By: Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to announce a new mental health initiative ahead of the start of the 2013 legislative session.
The Republican governor scheduled a joint news conference Thursday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan., with Sean Sullivan, secretary of the Department for Aging and Disability Services. The event will be held at the Wyandot Center, one of 27 community mental health centers throughout Kansas.
The administration didn't provide details about the initiative, but Brownback said in a recent interview with The Associated Press the state should examine whether it's providing sufficient mental health services. His comments came a few days after a gunman killed 26 people and himself at a Connecticut elementary school.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINT
Latest Kansas News
-
Wichita considering water-use fines
Wichita officials will consider imposing fines of $1,000 per month on residents and businesses that use too much water as part of a short-term plan to respond to dwindling water supplies.
-
K-10 toll lanes from Lawrence to JoCo?
-
Kan. farmers make progress on corn crop
-
New judge sought in KS sperm donor case
-
Storm spawns several tornadoes in Kansas
