| In its October 2006 meeting, the CHIP Leadership
Group formally accepted the report from the CHIP Mental Health
Task Force and wishes to use its recommendations as general parameters
to guide a new mental health task force under the auspices of
the CHIP Leadership Group. This sub-committee should explore
the feasibility of the recommendations contained in the June
30, 2006, report made by the initial task force and make its
own recommendations for improvements to mental health services
in Douglas County.
Members of the CHIP Mental Health sub-committee
are:
- Marcia Epstein, Director, Headquarters
Counseling Center
- Boog Highberger, Lawrence City Commissioner
- Bob Johnson, Douglas
County Commissioner
- David Johnson, CEO Bert Nash Community
Mental Health Center
- Dr. Suzanne Lange, Haskell Indian Nations
University
- Janelle Martin, CHIP Executive
Director
- Gene Meyer, CEO, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
- Darryl Krape, Lawrence
community representative
To read the full report submitted June, 2006, click here.
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