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January 2016

Labette Center calls for Nominations for the

Sixth Annual Care and Compassion Awards
Labette Center for Mental Health Services (LCMHS) is asking for nominations for the sixth annual Care and Compassion Awards. The Care and
Compassion Awards recognize those in the Labette
County community and LCMHS staff members who
routinely go above and beyond to show care and
compassion to others.
Nominees can be anyone in the Labette County community, including employees of LCMHS, who have gone above and beyond to show care and compassion
to others, LCMHS Executive Director Matthew Atteberry said. This person
does not necessarily have to be someone who volunteers for a lot of different
things, but someone who is extraordinarily caring and routinely demonstrates
compassion towards others.
Community members and LCMHS staff may submit entries. All entries must
have the name of the person being nominated, an address and if possible a
phone number and/or an email address. It is also helpful to include the name and
phone number for the person who is submitting the nomination, although it is
not required. A detailed description of why the person is being nominated must
also be included and should be at least 500 words in length. For more details on
submitting an entry for the award, individuals can visit Labette Centers website
at www.lcmhs.com, check us out on Facebook, by calling Monica Simpson at
620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770, or by emailing monica@lcmhs.com. Be sure
to like the Centers Facebook page to receive updates and information about the
Care and Compassion Awards.
The deadline for entries is 5 pm February 26th, 2016. Entries will then be reviewed, judged, award recipients will be officially announced during the annual
Care and Compassion Awards Banquet. Entries can be mailed to, or dropped
off at Labette Center for Mental Health Services, PO Box 258, 1730 Belmont,
Parsons, KS 67357, attention: Monica Simpson. All mailed entries should have
CCAB on the envelope. Entries may also be submitted through our website,
www.lcmhs.com or our Facebook page.
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

Upcoming Guiding Good Choices Class to Start

The next Guiding Good Choices class held at Labette Center will be beginning
in late January. This course is designed to help parents of children ages 9-14
learn how to strenthen family bonds, set a clear family position on drugs, teach
children skills they will need to make healthy choices, and increase childrent
involvement in the family. This is a five week course and classes are held on
Monday evenings from 6pm - 8pm. Dinner is provided during the course. The
start date for this session will be determined through the month.
This curriculum for the Guiding Good Choices course was developed by Dr.
David Hawkins and Dr, Richard Catalano to promote healthy behaviors in children and reduce risks that predict adolescent health and behavior problems.
For more information and/or to sign up for the next course, contact Renee
Roberts, 620-421-3770.

For more information on upcoming classes please contact:

Renee Roberts
620-421-3770
800-303-3770

APRN Joins Staff Through Use of

Telepsychiatry
Kristin Antony joined the staff of LCMHS
on December 3rd, 2015. Kristin is an APRN
and will be providing psychiatric medical
services to adult clients of Labette Center
through the use of telemedicine. This form
of care is provided using video capabilities
for the practitioner and client to work together from different locations.
Kristin joins Dr. Mark Haslett, children
psychiatrist/medical director and Elizabeth
Garton, APRN in Labette Centers medical
department. Kristin will be seeing adult clients on Thursdays. Liz Garton sees adult
clients on Tuesdays and Dr. Haslett is in the
office on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
To find out more about our medical department visit our website at www.lcmhs.com/
medical-services.html, call 620-421-3770
or 800-303-3770.

Upcoming Lead Your Health Workshops

Labette Health and Labette Center for Mental Health
Services, in partnership with the Kansas Foundation for
Medical Care (KFMC,) will offer a free workshop series
for people living with diabetes as well as their caregivers.
The six-week workshop series helps people gain self-confidence in controlling their symptoms, better manage their
health and lead a fuller life.

January 19th through February 23rd. This workshop will

be presented by Melissa Lunsford and Tricia Forbes. The
informational meetings are an opportunity for interested
participants to learn more about the program and register
for the workshop series to be held at the library.

Due to the interactive nature of the workshop series, space

is limited. Individuals and caregivers interested in attendThe workshops are highly interactive and promote the de- ing should pre-register by contacting Melissa Lunsford or
velopment of skills necessary to lead a healthy life with Tricia Forbes, located at Labette Centers Health Home lodiabetes. The workshop series is designed to complement cation, at 620-423-8004 for a registration packet and admedical treatments and education provided by healthcare ditional information.
providers. People living with diabetes and their caregivers
who attend the workshop series will receive a free copy of The workshop series is made possible through partnership
the book, Living a Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions. with the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Labette
Center for Mental Health Services and Labette Health. For
Class will be starting in January. An informational meeting more information, visit leadyourhealthks.org.
for the for the workshop, called a Zero Meeting, will be
held on January 12th at 2pm at Belmont Towers, 1900 Belmont Ave. Parsons KS. The workshop will then run from

Now find us in even more places on the web!

Labette Center can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Google Blogspot.
And dont forget to check out our website as well!

LCMHS Welcomes New My Family Labette Resource Specialist

Labette Center welcomes Kimber Martinez to our staff as
the new My Family Labette Resource Specialist! Kimber
began working with the Center on January 5th, 2016. The
My Family Labette program is now in its third year and
continues to grow and expand, helping the youth in Labette County.
This program was made possible through the use of grant funding, which has
been awarded by U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration and
the support of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
This funding provides the Center monies to continue the My Family Labette
Program, which is a Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
(MIECHV) Program for families within Labette County.
The purpose of this program is to provide families a centralized process that
will identify familys needs and wants, and connect them to community resources and services. I am excited that LCMHS is able to be a part of a program that is only offered in
three other counties in Kansas. Our My Family Resource Specialist will be able to outreach to families in our
community so that they are more aware of the services available. stated Misti Mustain, Director of Specialty
Services at Labette Center for Mental Health. The My Family Program assists families with children birth
to five years of age, as well as women who are pregnant, to assure they have the education, skills, resources,
and opportunities to succeed. This is a collaborative effort with Early Head Start, Healthy Families American,
and Parents as Teachers programs.
Kimber will be spending time seeing clients in both the office, in
the community and during visits to homes.
For more information on the My Family Labette program, please
call 620-421-3770. Individuals may also visit our website at
http://www.lcmhs.com/my-family-labette.html.
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 Center 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 organization 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 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 Hope
c/o Labette Center for Mental Health Services
PO Box 258
Parsons, 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.

Celebrating Over 35 Years of Serving Labette County!

Mental Health First Aid Course

February 2nd, 2016

Labette Center for Mental Health Services will be holding a Adult

Mental Health First Aid course on Tuesday February 2nd, 2016 from
8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The course will be held at Labette Centers
main facility located at 1730 Belmont Parsons KS in the multi-purpose room. Participants must register prior to the course. Materials,
lunch, snacks and a light breakfast are provided. Cost may vary
depending on availablity of grant funding.
This program covers information about how to help an adult who
may be expierencing a mental health crisis or at the onset of a mental illness. The program is excellent for anyone, regardless of their
knowledge of mental illness. Through this course individuals will
learn skills and information to help a adult 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 Youth Mental Health First Aid
Course!!!! Next class is on April 5th, 2016. For more information about the Mental Health First Aid program, visit: http://www.
mentalhealthfirstaid.org

Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.

PO Box 258
1730 Belmont
Parsons, KS 67357
www.lcmhs.com
Calender of Upcoming Events
January 4th, 2016
Anytime
Begin accepting nominations for the 6th Annual
Care and Compassion Awards.
January 12th, 2016
2:00pm
Belmont Towers

Lead Your Health - Chronic Conditions

Informational Meeting
Jan. 19th - Feb. 23rd 2:00pm
Belmont Towers

Lead Your Health - Chronic Conditions
February 2nd, 2016
8:00am - 5:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

Mental Health First Aid - Adult
February 26th, 2016 5:00 pm
Deadline for Care and Compassion Awards
Nominations
March 12th, 2016
CCAB Recipients Announced
April 5th, 2016
8:00am - 5:00pm
LCMHS 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

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