mdlogix joins stakeholders in Kansas to address mental health impact of natural disasters

We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disabilities Services (KDADS) to support the Kansas Behavioral Health Integration into Schools (BHIS) program. mdlogix is joined by an interdisciplinary project team which includes faculty and staff from Drexel University’s Center for Family Intervention Science, Mental Health America (MHA) of the Heartland, and the Mental Health Association (MHA) of South Central Kansas.

Funded through a Disaster Relief grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the project is focused on improving the mental health of children and adolescents affected by tornados and flooding in 2019. These weather events created damage in 70 of 105 Kansas counties, most of which exist in rural or frontier areas.

Program activities will support the development and implementation of a school-based comprehensive plan of strategies that will provide training, education and technology to school districts, mental health providers, and community members. A key goal of the program is to help Kansas stakeholders adopt components of a successful Pennsylvania program, where our BH-Works software platform is used to support students in more than 70 percent of counties across the Commonwealth.