The Mental Health Bell Story
During the early days of mental health treatment, asylums often restrained people with mental illnesses by using iron chains and shackles around their ankles and wrists.
In the early 1950s, the National office issued a call to asylums across the country for their discarded chains and shackles. The McShane Bell Foundry melted down these inhumane bindings and recast them into a sign of hope: The Mental Health Bell.
Now as the symbol of the Mental Health America – National, and its affiliates, the 300-pound Bell serves as a powerful reminder
that the invisible chains of misunderstanding and discrimination continue to bind people with mental illnesses.
Today the Bell rings out hope for improving mental health and achieving victory over mental illness.
Stephanie Cline Recieves 40 Under 40 Award
May 23, 2013
Congratulations to Stephanie Cline, our Director of Residential Care Clinical Services, for winning the Wichita Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award!
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May 23, 2013
On May 8, 2013 our Mohr Place II residents dedicated a rose garden to their fellow residents/friends who have passed away in the last few years.&nbs
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May 06, 2013
Wichita Compeer Mentoring, a program of 27 years at the Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas, matches qualified volunteers with adults an
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Parenting for a New Generation- One Day Workshop
February 12, 2013
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Understanding Our Struggling Society Conference
May 21, 2013
A Behavioral Health Conference Children's Mental Health Awareness Day May 24, 2013 Criminal Travelers and the Vulnerable Older Adult June 14, 2013 June 28, 2013 The 8th Annual Elder Abuse Awareness Day
MAY 21-22, 2013
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL WICHITA AIRPORT
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Date: Friday, May 24, 2013
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas Workshop
Criminal Travelers and the Vulnerable Older Adult
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