The Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare will receive a $4.7 million federal grant to support mental health services, according to U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist.
The $4,762,035 grant will be to increase capacity and provide trauma-informed treatment to youth and adults in Wyandotte County, particularly in schools.
Also announced was a $927,512 grant to Johnson County Mental Health Center for its re-entry project, supporting the mental health needs of incarcerated persons as they prepare to re-enter society, according to Rep. Davids’ office.
The grants from the Department of Health and Human Services are designed to help community health centers recover from the pandemic and restore services for individuals with mental health needs, according to Rep. Davids’ office.
“Mental health is health, a fact that has become even clearer as the pandemic has taken its toll on all aspects of our communities’ wellbeing. These grants will help address the strain on our health care system and ensure Third District residents are healthy and safe,” Rep. Davids said. “I’m glad to support the mission of both of these important organizations.”
“We are very grateful to have received this grant and are very appreciate of Rep. Davids’ support,” said Randy Callstrom, president and CEO of Wyandot Behavioral Health Network. “We are seeing people with significant anxiety and depression at least in part due to the pandemic. And as students have returned to the school buildings, we are seeing the impact that COVID has had on children in Wyandotte County.”