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County to receive $2.5 million KDADS crisis-stabilization grant, first increase since 2015
Summary
Commissioners heard that KDADS awarded a $2.5 million crisis-stabilization grant — up from $1.5 million — which will expand funding for SAC services at the community crisis center; staff credited Joan for working with KDADS to secure the increase.
Chair (Speaker 2) described a $2,500,000 grant from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) for crisis stabilization, noting it is the first increase to the award since 2015 when it was $1,500,000.
"It's a $2,500,000 grant for our crisis stabilization from KDADS. That is the first increase since 2015. It's been $1,500,000," Speaker 2 said, adding that Joan worked with KDADS to increase the award to $2.5 million and that the funding will include an increase for SAC services at the community crisis center. Commissioners recorded the award as a positive development for local behavioral health capacity; no formal action was recorded in the transcript segment.
