KDADS Roles in Disaster Response

KDADS is the lead and coordinating agency for the Kansas Emergency Support Function 6 (ESF-6). Following a state or federally declared disaster, ESF-6 partners and collaborates with multiple agencies and organizations to assist disaster survivors in obtaining mass care resources such as:

Sheltering
Meals
Emergency first aid
Bulk distribution of emergency relief items
Emergency food assistance
Support and services for functional needs populations
Emotional Support
Housing
Pet Sheltering and
Disaster well being inquiry

KDADS Community Services and Programs Commission is the state agency responsible for oversight of the Kansas State Crisis Counseling Plan that provides crisis counseling in the event of a disaster. KDADS contracts with Kansas Health Solutions (KHS) to implement the All Hazard’s Behavioral Health Plan and the Crisis Counseling Plan. KHS provides statewide disaster planning for the Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) in the form of technical assistance for writing disaster response plans, table top exercises, and FEMA Core Trainings.

For more information related to emergency management, sheltering, and human services, visit the links below: