NEWhorizons

October 2015

Recovery Month Event A Success!

On September 10th Labette Center held the 3rd Annual Recovery Month
Event An Evening of Recovery. The event was regarded as a remarkable
success, with over 100 persons in attendance. Keynote speaker, Marti MacGibbon gave an inspiring and humourous presentation, encouraging those
in attendance to face fears and work on accomplishing goals. She applied
these concepts to working through the struggles of addiction and mental
illness, as well as fears of such things as spiders and heights. Through her
down to earth interaction with the audience she was able to capitave and
encourage those working towards recovery.
Recovery Month is recognized each year in September to celebrate and encourage recovery from mental
illness and substance use.
For more information on Recovery Month, visit: http://
recoverymonth.gov/

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Labette Center for Mental Health Services would like to thank all
of the companies and organizations in our community that sponsored or donated to our annual Recovery Month Event, An Evening of Recovery!

Gold Level Sponsor

Silver Level Sponsors

Bronze Level Sponsors

Bleacher Gear
Oswego Hospital
Eye Care Assosciates (Dr. Gilmore & Dr. Newland)
Par Com
The Blair Agency
Southeast Kansas NAMI
Labette Health
CST Storage

Other Donations & Door Prizes

AIM Dance
All Seasons Floral
Curious Minds Discovery Zone
Framing Memories
Green Country Ford
Hortons Pizza
John Dhooghe (Pro Forma)
K-State Research & Extension

Keynote speaker, Marti MacGibbon,

autographing books after An Evening
of Recovery.

Labette Community College

Marti MacGibbon
Parsons Chamber of Commerce
Parsons Recreation Commission
SEKRS
STAND
TWLOHA
Wright Signs

www.lcmhs.com

For more information about Labette Center for Mental Health Services call 620-421-3770, check out
our website at www.lcmhs.com, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter!
Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the
growth and development of the spirit. M. Scott Peck

Patel Named Office Manager

Position Available: LSCSW

Asha Patel became the Office Manager

for Labette Center for Mental Health
Services, effect October 1st, 2015. She
will continue with all current duties.
Patel was hired in 2006 in the accounts
receivable department. She then moved
into the position of corporate compliance and in 2008 assumed the title of
accounts payable. In 2011 she also began handling the functions of payroll.
Patel holds a Bachelors of Business
Administration (BBA) degree in Management and Accounting which she earned from Pittsburg State
University, graduating in 2000. She resides in Parsons with her
husband, Kanak, their children Shaan and Aashka and Morkie
puppy, Lola. Originally from Pennsylvania, Patel moved to the
area in 1996. She is also a 2010-2011 graduate of Leadership
Labette. Patel enjoys spending time with friends and family and
attending her kids sporting activities. Her and her family stay
active in the community as well as their childrens schools.

Labette Center is looking to hire a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) to fill a newly
created position. The Center will be looking for a
person that is highly motivated and prepared for a
new and innovative way to provide care. This individual must have a current LSCSW through BSRB
in the state of Kansas or the ability to acquire a license in the state of Kansas within ninety days of
hire. To find out more about this newly created position, go to http://www.lcmhs.com/employment.html
For more information about the process of finding
this unique individual, please contact Natasha Purcell, Human Resource Coordinator at Labette Center for Mental Health. Applications can be picked
up at 1730 Belmont, Parsons, KS, or send resume
to LCMHS, Inc. Attn: Human Resources, PO Box
258, Parsons, KS 67357-0258 or you can email your
resume to Natasha@lcmhs.com. Information about
Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc. can
be obtained at www.lcmhs.com or find us on Facebook. EOE.

Upcoming Lead Your Health Workshops

Labette Health and Labette Center for Mental Health Services, in partnership with the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC,) will offer a two free workshop series
for people living with chronic conditions and/or diabetes
as well as their caregivers. The six-week workshop series
helps people gain self-confidence in controlling their symptoms, better manage their health and lead a fuller life.
The workshops are highly interactive and promote the development of skills necessary to lead a healthy life with
chronic conditions. The workshop series is designed to
complement medical treatments and education provided by
healthcare providers. People living with physical and mental chronic conditions and their caregivers who attend the
workshop series will receive a free copy of the book, Living a Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions.
Two classes will be starting in October, Chronic Condition
and Diabetes. An informational meeting for the Chronic
Conditions Lead Your Health workshop will be held on
October 6th at 2pm at the Rector Diabetes Education Center, Building G, at Labette Health. The workshop will then
run from October 13th - November 17th. This workshop
will be presented by Melissa Lunsford and Trinette Vance.

An information meeting for the Diabetes Lead Your Health

workshop will be held on October 15th at 2pm at the Rector
Diabetes Education Center, Building G, at Labette Health.
The workshop will then take place between October 22nd
through December 3rd (no class session will be held on
November 26th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday). This
workshop will be presented by Shellie Collins and Deb
Williams. The informational meetings are an opportunity
for interested participants to learn more about the program
and register for the workshop series to be held at the library.
Due to the interactive nature of the workshop series, space
is limited for all locations. Individuals and caregivers interested in attending should pre-register by contacting Shellie
Collins at 620-820-5230 for a registration packet and additional information.
The workshop series is made possible through partnership
with the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Labette
Center for Mental Health Services and Labette Health. For
more information, visit leadyourhealthks.org.

Now find us in even more places on the web!

Labette Center can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Google Blogspot.
And dont forget to check out our website as well!

Over a Year in and Health Homes Showing Success

Labette Center has now been providing health home services for over a year. On August 1st,
2014 the Center embarked on a journey that was completely unchartered for the state of Kansas
at that time. The creation of Health Homes was a new and exciting prospect with many unknowns attached to it. But over a year in and the program has shown remarkable success.
Through the hard work and dedication of the five person team that make up the Health Home, the
program has managed to not only successfully charter the ups and downs of creating something new, but accomplish
great strides in the process.
Labette Centers Health Home is considered one of the top health home programs in the State. Input from the coordinator of the program, Deb Williams is being used, along with only two other programs, to assist the MCO workgroup
in creating a manual which will be adopted by the state. Williams also was honored to speak in regards to health
homes at both learning collaborative and the first Annual Health Homes Conference.
At this point, the program has completed five Lead Your Health courses, in conjuction with Labette Health. These
courses are community based and serve not only individuals who are part of the health home, but others who are not.
The Lead Your Health course has two versions, one for chronic illness and one for diabetes. Courses are held at the
Rector Diabetic Center located at Labette Health and presenters include not only Health Home staff but also Shellie
Collins, RN from Labette Health. These courses have been instrumental in help individuals learn how to deal with
and adapt to these illnesses.
Health Home staff have shown great success rates with clients that are served, with an approximate 70-75% rate of
engagement. The staff assists with doctors appointment, gaining various services throughout the community, transitional care, hospital care, home care, medication needs and much more.
By collaborating with other entities within the area, such as medical personnel, hospitals and home care agencies, the
staff of the LCMHS Health Homes has seen the program soar beyond expectations. Its wonderful to see individuals getting services they werent receiving before, whether because they were unable or didnt know about them,
stated Health Home Coordinator Deb Williams. Im very proud of the staff. They are the heart and soul of the health
home.
LCMHS looks forward to many more successes with the Health Home in the future, and look forward to helping
many more individuals find happy, healthy lives. Through this program, as well as all the services the Center is able
to provide, it is a joy to give Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.
The Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for Help and Hope is
an entity governed by a Board of Trustees, which is jointly shared with Labette Center for Mental Health Services. The foundation creates opportunity for individuals in
the community and surrounding areas to be able to give to a local non-profit organization whose mission is to create hope and opportunity for life change by providing
education, support, consultation, and therapeutic behavioral health services to the
people and communities of Labette County.
The foundation enables us to grow and expand the hope and help we are able to
provide. The Foundation for Help and Hope provides a tax deductible entity for individuals or organizations to be able to donate to.
To give to the Foundation, donations can be mailed to or dropped off at:
Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for Help and Hope
c/o Labette Center for Mental Health Services
PO Box 258
Parsons, KS 67357
To make a donation by Credit/Debit card by phone, individuals may call:
620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770
Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc Foundation for Help and Hope is a 501 (c) 3.
Any donations are considered tax deductible.

Celebrating Over 35 Years of Serving Labette County!

Mental Health First Aid Course

October 13th, 2015

Labette Center for Mental Health Services will be holding a Youth Mental Health
First Aid course on Tuesday October 13th, 2015 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The
course will be held at Labette Centers main facility located at 1730 Belmont Parsons KS in the multi-purpose room. Participants must register prior to the course.
Materials, lunch, snacks and a light breakfast are provided. Cost may vary depending on availablity of grant funding.
This program covers information about how to help a youth who may be expierencing a mental health crisis or at the onset of a mental illness. The program is
excellent for anyone, and specifically for those who work with youth. This includes teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, youth leaders, afterschool program
coordiantors, parents, and those who actively work with youth in the community.
Through this course individuals will learn skills and information to help a youth
in need.

For more information contact Monica Simpson or Nikkii Rosenstiel at 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or
visit www.lcmhs.com.
Also, please check into our Adult Mental Health First Aid Course!!!! Next class is on Nov. 3rd, 2015.
For more information about the Mental Health First Aid program, visit: http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org

Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.

PO Box 258
1730 Belmont
Parsons, KS 67357
www.lcmhs.com
Calender of Upcoming Events
October 6th
2:00pm
Rector Diabetic Center

Lead Your Health - Chronic Conditions

Informational Meeting
October 13th
8:00am - 5:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

Mental Health First Aid - Youth
Oct. 13th - Nov. 17th 2:00pm
Rector Diabetic Center

Lead Your Health - Chronic Conditions
October 15th
2:00 pm
Rector Diabetic Center

Lead Your Health - Diabetes

Informational Meeting
Oct. 22nd - Dec. 3rd 2pm
Rector Diabetic Center

Lead Your Health - Diabetes
November 3rd
8:00am - 5:00pm
LCMHS Community Room

Mental Health First Aid - Adult
For more information on upcoming events - call:
620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit us at:
www.lcmhs.com

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