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A power outage affecting more than 1,000 people was reported on Monday in Kansas City, Kan.
A Board of Public Utilities outage map around 1:30 p.m. showed about 1,200 customers were without power. Many of the places without power were near State Avenue near 78th Street, according to the BPU power outage map. The problem was with a transformer that went out.
As of 1:50 p.m., the power had been restored to the customers, according to the power outage map.
The new Rainbow Services Inc. crisis stabilization center will open at 8 a.m. Monday, April 7.
Located in the former Rainbow Mental Health Facility, 2205 West 36th Ave., Kansas City, Kan., the center will provide services for persons experiencing mental health or substance abuse crises in Johnson and Wyandotte counties.
Sharon Sawyer, Rainbow Services executive director, explained that the 24-hour service will offer assessment-triage; crisis observation; a sobering unit; and a short-term crisis stabilization unit.
“Our goals are to serve as a resource to individuals, families and law enforcement, and to prevent unnecessary hospitalization or incarceration of persons who can benefit from community-based resources,” she said.
Rainbow Services is a subsidiary of Wyandot Center, the designated community mental health center for Wyandotte County. Collaborating in this initiative are Johnson County Mental Health Center, Heartland Regional Alcohol and Drug Assessment Center and Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
Sawyer said the opening, originally projected for April 1, has been postponed to Monday, April 7 to accommodate renovations, hiring staff and training. Telephone number of the new service is 913-956-5620.
– Story from Wyandot Center
