Kelly: Area programs receive state suicide prevention grants

Kansas Governor's Office TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced that the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS),...

March 11, 2023
4:02 AM

Kansas Governor's Office TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced that the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), through its Kansas Community Suicide Prevention Grant program, has awarded $525,000 to address the ongoing crisis of suicide in Kansas. Fifteen community organizations have received $35,000 each to develop community-specific strategies to prevent suicide among at-risk Kansans.  This expansion of suicide prevention efforts across Kansas is strengthened by the allocation of $1.