Seven specialized therapists who deal with some of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s most high-risk patients have given notice that they are resigning, the center’s CEO confirmed Wednesday. Reasons for the simultaneous resignations were not immediately clear. Although the resignations account for more than half of the licensed therapists in Bert Nash's dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program, ...
After a short-term schedule change, you can call me a morning empathizer. Suffice to say I had forgotten how hectic and chaotic the typical 9-to-5 workday is. Consider my cognizance reborn. Most of my time on the clock is spent at the copy desk each week. I come in with the rest of the copy editors in the afternoons, put the newspaper together and leave in the wee hours of the morning; then the magical news ...
Story updated 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2018 There’s just so much going on that I couldn’t possibly fit it all into one column unless I gave it a terribly generic headline. Among topics we’ll get to today are broccoli in your convenience stores (maybe), signs coming to the Lawrence Loop, and a dental office’s new strategy that could make care more accessible for those with no insurance. But first up, ...
Kids may complain all school year that their tummies hurt and they don’t want to go, but by this point in summer vacation, they’re probably going a little stir-crazy — and probably driving their grownups up a wall, too. Whether it’s going for a bike ride, visiting a local playground, setting out on a walking adventure or even doing some good for the environment and the community, getting out to play is ...
Nearly 100 local professionals in the fields of health care, law enforcement and nonprofit advocacy work attended an inaugural Behavioral Health Summit this past Wednesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Speakers and panelists touched on a broad range of topics, and I could never boil it all down to one article. Instead, I wanted to share a handful of highlights from some sessions: things I starred in my ...
John Ordover is not selling a miracle diet plan. He’s not hawking a fancy new supplement or device, and he doesn’t want you to buy into a system. But he did lose 100 pounds without exercising, and he is sharing his secret. Ordover, 56, lived in Lawrence for a few years in the mid-80s. A handful of creative writing classes at the University of Kansas, including James Gunn’s science fiction writing ...