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County health presentations: mental‑health awareness, WIC midyear budget revision approved
Summary
Public health presenters briefed commissioners on mental‑health services and the WIC program. Commissioners approved a fiscal‑year 2025 midyear budget revision for WIC that includes staff costs and an Army Corps permit for an on‑post office.
Riley County commissioners received updates on mental‑health services and the county WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program during the April 28 meeting.
A public‑health presenter opened by noting May as Mental Health Awareness Month and summarized statewide and national indicators cited in recent reports: changes in average mentally unhealthy days over recent years, provider‑to‑population ratios and a continued shortage of behavioral‑health providers. The presenter said local providers are seeing the effects of federal funding changes and emphasized ongoing training funded through a SAMHSA grant to support community behavioral health and primary‑behavioral health integration.
Keelan Seth, WIC supervisor, presented the WIC midyear budget revision required by the Kansas WIC program. Seth said the county must submit a midyear revision…
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