NEWhorizons

July 2016

An Evening of Recovery
4th Annual Recovery Month
Event
ITS OFFICIAL!
Our
Keynote
speaker for this
years Recovery
Month event in
September
An
Evening of Recovery will be
Mike Veny! Mike
Veny will present
his keynote speech, Transforming
Stigma. The event will be held on
Thursday September 8th. Watch for
more details to come on our annual
Recovery Month Event!

Mike Veny, founder of TransformingStigma.Com, is a sought after mental

health stigma expert, keynote speaker,
and professional drummer. He delivers entertaining, engaging, and educational experiences to conferences and
events throughout the world.
After suffering from a devastating
mental health breakdown in August of
2011, Mike made the decision to use
his speaking and drumming skills to
serve others. As a person who painfully struggles with mental health
challenges every day, he is committed
to transforming the stigma surrounding m
ental health.
Mike discovered his path as a speaker
through convincing the staff at a psyContinued on Page 2 - Recovery Month

Medicaid Cuts Have Strong

Effects on Mental Health
Centers
During a time of budgetary uncertainties and cuts in funding such as
Medicaid, the effects of decisions
made in Topeka can be felt throughout Kansas, including Labette County. The recent proposal for a 4% cut
to Medicaid payments is one that will
have a tremendous impact on Labette
Center for Mental Health Services. With Medicaid being the largest
payer source for revenue at Labette

Center, making up 69% of the Centers budget, the cuts to Medicaid

have a very disproportionate impact.
People with Medicaid also represent
the largest group of individuals who
are treated at the Center, with the next
largest group being those people with
no type of insurance at all. Together,
those two patient populations account
for 60% of the Centers total patient
population.
Additionally, with the decision made
to end the Health Home program,
which had proven to be very benefiContinued on Page 2 - Medicaid

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

Continued from Page 1 - Recovery Month

chiatric hospitals to discharge him 3 times during his

childhood. In addition to being hospitalized as a child,
he was expelled from 3 schools, attempted suicide,
and was medicated in attempts to reduce his emotional instability and behavioral outbursts. By the
fifth grade, Mike was put in a special education
class. Aside from getting more individualized attention from the teacher, he learned that pencil erasers
make a great sound when tapped on a desk. He had no
idea that drumming would become his career or his path
to recovery.
Today Mike is fiercely committed to the idea that transforming the stigma
into strength starts with people taking an honest look at themselves. His core
message is Stigma starts with shame. Shame leads to silence. Silence leads
to self-destructive behavior and suicide.

For more information on Mike Veny, visit:

http://www.transformingstigma.com/meetmike-veny
Continued from Page 1 - Medicaid

cial and successful in Labette County, Labette Center will have to end
the Health Home program effective
July 1. Not only is this an issue that
is unfortunate because of the loss of
that revenue, but also because those
people who were receiving those
care coordination services were benefitting, and starting to see improvements in their health stated Matthew
M. Atteberry, executive director of
Labette Center. It is also important
to remember that State funds to help
provide care to individuals remains
at approximately 50% of where they
were at prior to the great recession.
Currently the State of Kansas has not
participated in Medicaid expansion.
Medicaid expansion would provide
a much needed assistance to those
individuals currently uninsured, and
would drastically reduce the number
of uninsured the Center treats.
While facing these difficult budgetary changes, Labette Center is
managing through a combination of
conservative spending, utilization of
levels of care based on medical necessity, and leaving certain positions

unfilled. We will not refuse service

to anyone who is in crisis, and we
will work with those who cannot afford to pay their discounted fee stated Atteberry.
Atteberry commended the community stating, It is worth noting
how well Labette Center and other
community partners such as law enforcement and the other health care
providers in the county are working
together to help each of our systems
manage during this time. No one in
health care in Kansas is immune to
the challenges that are currently taking place.
Labette Center for Mental Health Services provides a full range of mental
health and substance use services to
clients of all ages, and works closely
with local agencies to provide the
best care possible. The professionals
at LCMHS 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.

Rosenstiel Named Childrens

Community Based Services
Coordinator
Labette Center for Mental
Health Services (LCMHS)
would like to
congratulate
Nikkii Rosenstiel on being
named as the
Centers new
C h i l d r e n s
Community
Based Services Coordinator. Rosenstiels first day in this position
will be on July 21st, 2016.
Rosenstiel joined LCMHS in 2003 as a
case manager. She later became a Navigator's Group Leader, and then the Psychosocial Coordinator in December of 2008.
Rosenstiel received a Bachelor of Science
in Social Work from Pittsburg State University in 2000 and prior to working for
LCMHS, worked as an Adoption Social
Worker for the Kansas Children's Service
League, as well as working as a Public
Benefits Specialist for Midland Professional Group. Rosenstiel became a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor
for both the adult and youth versions of
the program in 2014. She is a Leadership
Labette graduate, attending the course in
2012-2013.
A Parsons native, Rosenstiel enjoys
spending time with her family, entertaining guests in her home, playing volleyball and softball, and watching sports
of any kind, especially Oakland Raiders
football. She is a certified Zumba instructor and loves dancing and helping others
learn Zumba. Rosenstiel and her husband
have two children, a daughter and a son,
and is a proud member of St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Parsons where she
is a member of the Alter Society and copresident of the St. Patrick School's PTO.
Additionally, she is a member of the Parsons VFW Post 704 Auxiliary and a Girl
Scout Leader for troop 70452.

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!

Staff Attend Gambling Conference

Misti Mustain, Director of Clinical Services, and Mark Mikel,
therapist, attended the 2016 MCPGSA Gambling Conference,
Crossroads of Change. The three day conference was held in
Kansas City and marks the 13th year being available for Gambling Addiction Counselors in Kansas.
MCPGSA is a committee comprised of addiction specialists, problem gambling
program coordinators and organizations throughout a five-state region that includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Mustain and Mikel attended the conference through the use of scholarships provided by KDADS (Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services). Attending the conference and
education session provides further professional development and opportunities to
network with regional and national providers.
Labette Center is proud to have two certified gambling addiction counselors on
staff. If you or someone you know is suffering from a gambling addiction, please
call our office today! Help is available to cover cost of gambling treatment for
individuals dealing with this form of addiction and/or their family members. Call
TODAY! 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit our website at www.lcmhs.com

Mental Health First Aid Course

August 11th, 2016

Labette Center for Mental Health Services will
be holding a Youth Mental Health First Aid
course on Thursday August 11th, 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 community 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 a youth 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 800303-3770 or visit www.lcmhs.com.
Also, please check into our Adult Mental
Health First Aid Course!!!! Next class is
on October 3rd, 2016. For more information
about the Mental Health First Aid program, visit: http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org

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!

Nation of Patriots Tour
We have had several members of
the Parsons community visit our
group in Pittsburg and we want
to address the need for a NAMI
Support Group in Parsons. Please
join us to find more information
about this Support Group forming in Parsons. This group will
be open to all persons age 18 and
over who deal with mental illness,
their families, and friends.

When: Wednesday, July 13,

2016
5:00 - 6:30pm
Where: @ Labette Center for
Mental Health Services
1730 Belmont, Parsons
Community room
Enter through the west door
on 18th St.

For questions or more information please call our Message

Phone: 620-240-3740!
Or E-mail: seknami@gmail.
com.
Check our web: www.namikansas.org or www.nami.org & our
NAMI Southeast Kansas Facebook page
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
We provide Hope for Recovery!
*NAMI is the largest grassroots
non-profit organization, founded
in 1979. We are dedicated to provide support, advocacy, and education to individuals living with
mental illness and their families.
We are Americas voice on mental illness & have Affiliates and
Support Groups located in every
state.

Labette Center for Mental Health

Services (LCMHS) is inviting Parsons residents to show their support
on Friday, July 15th, for the 2016
Patriot Tour. This will be the 7th year
the Center has invited community
members to welcome the riders as
they pass through Parsons. The Nation of Patriots, fostered by Harley
Davidson riders nationwide, is riding across the country and passing
an American Flag through 48 States
over 100 days to honor all of Americas Armed Forces, past, present,
and fallen, as well as their families.
Riders will be passing through Parsons on Friday, July 15th as they
make their way to Wichita. For details on the route the riders will be
taking and any stops they will make
follow Labette Centers Facebook
page, Twitter, Linked In or Google+!
The riders should arrive in Parsons
at approximately 11am.

Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.

PO Box 258
1730 Belmont
Parsons, KS 67357
www.lcmhs.com
Calender of Upcoming Events
July 11th - July 22nd 6:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

Active Parenting of Teens
July 13th, 2016
5:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

NAMI Meeting
July 15th, 2016
11:00am (Approx.)
Main Street

Nation of Patriots Tour
August 11th, 2016
8:00am-5:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

Youth Mental Health First Aid
September 8th, 2016 5:30pm
17th & Broadway, Parsons KS

4th Annual Recovery Month Event
October 3rd, 2016
8:00am - 5:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

Adult Mental Health First Aid
For more information on upcoming events - call:
620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit us at:
www.lcmhs.com

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