High Plains Mental Health Center Endowment

Specific Need

This year, the High Plains Mental Health Center Endowment is raising money to support the construction of a Crisis Intervention Center in Hays. Once open early next year, this facility will provide life-changing and life-saving care for adults in a mental health or substance use crisis. This facility will provide theraputic care in an environement designed to support and enhance both healing and safety. This facility will serve voluntary, involuntary and sobering admissions. The planned 22 bed facility will be a great resource for the region as individuals in this kind of crisis often end up in hosptial ERs or jail cells, neither or which are designed or staffed to handle mental health crisis patients. Together, we can provide hope and healing for our neighbors that need it the most. 

Mission

To provide, support and advance behavioral health services at High Plains Mental Health Center in Northwest Kansas.

Profile

High Plains Mental Health Center provides behavioral health services in 20 counties in Northwest Kansas - including Ellis, Trego and Rooks counties. Across this catchment area, HPMHC employs over 150 staff and serves over 6,500 clients per year. As the safety net provider for Northwest Kansas, High Plains focuses on serving those who may be struggling the most and may have the least access to resources. We never turn someone away based on their ability to pay. This approach will extend to our forthcoming Crisis Intervention Center.