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Acute/State Institute Alternative (SIA) Hospitals
Acute Hospitals
- Crittenton
Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization | Saint Luke's Health System - Heartland Behavioral Health Services | Children & Adolescent Treatment
- Camber KC - Camber Hays – Camber Wichita
Camber Children's Mental Health - Children's Mental Health Treatment in Kansas City - Marillac
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |The University Of Kansas Health System - Research Psychiatric Center | HCA Midwest
- Stormont Vail Health - Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Programs
- Ascension Via Christi St. Francis | Ascension
State Institute Alternative
Adoption
For more information about adoption assistance or other Department for Children and Families services:
- Call toll free 1-888-369-4777
- Visit www.dcf.ks.gov
- Contact your local DCF service center and ask to speak to the Regional Adoption Assistance Specialist
Crisis
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Kansas Children's Service League: 1-800-children
- DCF Family Response Crisis Helpline
- Night-to-night foster care member
- All children and adolescents in crises
- 1-833-441-2240
- 1-800-273-8255
- Beacon – KS DCF Helpline Flyer Spanish
- Beacon – KS DCF Helpline Flyer
- Beacon – KS DCF Helpline Flyer Marshallese
- Crisis Process Flow
- DCF Kansas Family Crisis Response Services Flow Chart
- FAQs
Crisis Call Workflow
Diagnosis
For more information regarding your child's diagnosis and treatment please visit American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Family Resources
Family Resource Centers through DCF Contract
These centers will serve as community hubs to support families in their own neighborhoods. Parents will have easier access to programs and services like job skills training, early childhood programs, and nutrition services.
DCF awarded grants totaling $1,762,212 to the following:
| Agency | Counties Served | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Children’s Center | Douglas County | $208,300 |
| Kansas Family Advisory Network SE | Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, and Wilson Counties | $208,300 |
| Kansas Family Advisory Network SW | Barton, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Greeley, Harvey, Lyon, Marion, McPherson, Meade, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Seward, and Stafford Counties | $208,300 |
| Kansas Children’s Service League | Sedgwick County | $208,333 |
| KU Project Eagle | Wyandotte County | $208,095 |
| Live Well NWKS | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Wallace, Logan, Gove, and Trego Counties | $208,300 |
| Pony Express | Marshall and Washington Counties | $197,443 |
| Turner USD 202 | Wyandotte County; USD 202 | $84,000 |
| Urban League of Kansas | 67214 zip code in Sedgwick County | $124,999 |
| USD 252 Lyon Co. | Lyon County communities of Neosho Rapids, Harford and Olpe | $106,142 |
DCF partners with the Kansas Children’s Service League (KCSL) to administer the Family Resource Center network. KCSL will work with the communities to design and create their center. As the lead operator of the Parent Helpline, 1-800-Children, KCSL offers important insights on parenting and caregiver resources that will help ensure the success of each Family Resource Center.
Family Resource Centers are designed for all families with services at no or low cost for participants.
Foster Care
Online and Applied System of Intervention Skills (OASIS) Program through KU's KCart Programs Training to support foster families with children who are diagnosed with Autism and IDD.
Using a tiered approach, KFRC will support birth/foster families of children with ASD and I/DD and relevant professionals.
- Tier 1 will target the broader learning community and will focus on establishing relationships and identifying resources.
- Tier 2 will support stakeholders in establishing a comprehensive referral system.
- Tier 3 will be for intensive training for agencies, service providers, and birth/foster families. KRFC’s tiered approach will engage participants through:
- Primary educational series including webinars/ECHOs
- Secondary support, including referrals to resources in our network of providers, agency-level DSP training
- Tertiary support through individualized treatment utilizing OASIS Parent Training.
KFRC will establish a process for needs assessments, intake referrals, training, individualized care, and more.
Intellectual/Developmentally Disabled
Intensive Outpatient Programs
Medication
Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters
- PMUR for Medical Providers: Medication in Kansas regarding Foster care
- PMUR Introduction and General Principles with Medication Utilization Parameters
Mental Health
- KSKidsMAP Integrating Pediatric Mental Health into Primary Care Algorithm
- KDHE Pediatric Mental Health Toolkit
- KDHE Safe Sleep Toolkit
- PAX Good Behavior Game®
- PAX Data and Trainings (to view full size, click this link or right click images below and open in a new tab)
- Kansas State Fact Sheet - NAMI
- Kansas State Department of Education Resources
Pre-Employment Transition Services
Empowering youth with disabilities to achieve their highest employment potential is one of the major goals of Rehabilitation Services (RS). To help achieve this goal, RS is providing Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS). Pre-ETS are designed to provide job exploration, counseling, and other services to help young people prepare for employment and self-reliance, rather than dependency on public benefits
- Find the office serving your community, and call for an appointment.
- VR Handout
- Pre-ETS Flyer
- An application for VR services is available to print and fill out.
- A request for Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) is available for print and fill out.
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
- Children's Mental Health Treatment in Kansas City - Camber Children's Mental Health
- Children's Mental Health Treatment in Hays - Camber Children's Mental Health
- Ember Hope
- Florence Crittenton Services
- KidsTLC - Mental & Behavioral Health | Autism | Family Support
- Lake Mary - Hope for a Brighter Future
- Pathway Family Services | Kansas Residential Treatment & Foster Care
- Turning Point | Prairie View
- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility - Saint Francis Ministries
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Kansas Renewal Institute | Adolescent Mental Health Treatment
Additional Resources
- Environmental Study - PRTF Youth Admissions
- CMS Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Providers
- CMS State Operations Manual Appendix N-Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Interpretive Guidance
- KDADS PRTFs
- General Information Fact Sheet
- Roles and Responsibilities Guide
- Kansas Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Medical Necessity Criteria Policy Number E2020-136 A-E
- PRTF Kansas Policy Medical Necessity Criteria
- Educational Tool for Guardians and Members
- Manual
- Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) Bulletins
Please remember when completing the PRTF request form to complete it entirely and to pay close attention to exhausting community services or multiple inpatient BH admissions within a 30-day time frame, thus not a 60-day time frame.
PRTF Names, Locations & Specialty for Adolescents
| Facility | CITY | Female Beds | Male Beds | Pre-Ad | Total Licensed Beds | Populations served | Barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Crittenton | Topeka | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Girls ages 13-18 | Single rooms; direct care staffing a chronic challenge |
| KVC-Kansas City | Kansas City | 18 | 18 | 12 (6 Female 6 Male) | 48 | Ages 6-18 | Single rooms IDD challenges |
| KVC-Hays | Hays | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | Ages 6-18 coed | Down therapists; single rooms, building not a great fit | |
| Lakemary Center | Paola | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | 64 | IDD clients | Staffing and need for a quarantine area |
| TFI-Pathways | Topeka | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | 49 | COVID – freeze on admissions, staff left due to COVID clients | |
| Prairie View | Newton | Flexible | Flexible | 0 | 29 | Males 10-12 Females 10-17 |
New unit needs a medical provider and nursing staff |
| Saint Francis | Salina | 11 | 21 | 10-male only | 42 | Sexual behavior Human trafficking Autism/sensory |
Although full, down in therapists and direct care staff |
| KidsTLC | Olathe | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | 111 | 6-18* (*in or eligible for high school enrollment) Attachment/Developmental Trauma High-Moderate Functioning ASD/Developmental Disabilities Mild - Severe Disruptive, Impulse Control, Conduct Disorders W/without Substance-Related Disorders |
Staffing; Nursing; Acuity of children resulting in one on ones and single rooms; some programs are just being developed |
| Ember Hope | Newton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Non-Custody youth only Ages 12-18 Limited radius 150 miles |
In-person family participation. |
| Ember Hope | Newton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Foster Care Ages 12-18 Limited radius 150 miles |
Must have foster family willing to participate |
| Total | 402 |
Psychotropic Medication
School Supports
- Keys For Networking
- Families Together, Inc. | Assisting Kansas parents and their children with disabilities and/or special health care needs
Serious Emotional Disturbance
State Agencies / Affiliates
- KDHE - KDHE, KS Official Website
- Medicaid - About Medicaid & CHIP | KDHE, KS
- Aetna
- Aetna Medicare Supplement Plans
- Aetna (PCN) Children’s Mercy Pediatric Care Network
- Pediatric Care Network
- Sunflower - Kansas Medicaid Plan | KanCare Health Plan from Sunflower Health Plan
- United - Medicaid health insurance plans | UnitedHealthcare (uhc.com)
- KDADS - Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
- DCF - Kansas Department for Children and Families
- KDOC - KDOC News & Announcements
- KSDE - KSDE - Home
Sexual Abuse
Substance Use Prevention & Treatment
- Mirror Inc. – Wichita
- Adolescent Center for Treatment | Johnson County Kansas – Kansas City
- Maternal and Child Health Integration Toolkits
- KDADS SUD Services
- KDHE Substance Use Disorder & Overdose Prevention
- Full Circle Program - Johnson County
- SAMHSA: What is Substance Abuse Treatment? A Booklet for Families
- Alcohol and Drug Use During Pregnancy - English (PDF)
- Alcohol and Drug Use During Pregnancy - Spanish (PDF)
- How to Care for a Baby with Signs of Withdrawal (PDF)
- Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector
Vocational Rehabilitation
Waivers
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Programs
Autism, Brain Injury, Frail Elderly, Intellectual/Developmentally Disabled, Physical Disability, Serious Emotional Disturbance, Technology Assisted