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| Larned mental health services to move to El Dorado Correctional Facility |
| By butlercountytimesgazette.com |
| Published: 05/25/2017 |
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To more efficiently meet the changing needs of the state’s offender population, the Kansas Department of Corrections is modifying the mission of the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility (LCMHF). The facility will transition this summer into a specialized program for offenders ages 18-25, focusing on education and vocational training in efforts to better prepare them for a successful reentry into society. The increasing population of offenders requiring the level of mental health services provided at LCMHF has outgrown the available space. Those services are currently being provided at both LCMHF and the El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF). The services will now be consolidated at the El Dorado facility. Consolidating the two service units at El Dorado provides for a more efficient delivery of the essential behavioral health services to this population while maintaining the safe operations of the facilities. The consolidated program at EDCF will provide an additional 50 to 60 beds for the behavioral health program that serves offenders with severe and persistent mental illness. In addition to the increased bed space, the proximity of EDCF to Wichita also provides an opportunity to more easily meet the staffing needs of the program. Read More. |
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