Kansas Likely to Need More Beds at Mental Health Facilities

Thursday, November 15th, 2018, by Kansas News Service

If Kansas does not find ways to improve its services for people with mental illness, the state will likely need to double the number of beds in its mental hospitals. For the Kansas News Service, Madeline Fox reports from Topeka.

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