New Ellie Mental Health Clinic in Overland Park hoping to provide help to those in need
Updated: 10:34 PM CDT May 3, 2023
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WE’LL DISCUSS THAT PART OF THE FORECAST COMING UP SHORTLY. PEOPLE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ARE GRIEVING AFTER TWO STUDENTS HAVE DIED IN THE LAST WEEK. THE ALPHA EPSILON PI FRATERNITY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE PASSING OF MICHAEL COLLETTI. THE NEWS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE BODY OF 19 YEAR OLD PIPER CARTER WAS FOUND AT HER SORORITY HOUSE ON CAMPUS LAST SATURDAY. MEMBERS OF COLETTE’S FRATERNITY HAVE CREATED A CODE GOFUND ME TO HONOR HIM WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO SUICIDE AWARENESS. BRIAN JOHNSON ALSO TELLS US ABOUT NEW HELP AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, TOM NELSON OPENED THIS NEW MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC IN OVERLAND PARK. IT’S NEAR I-435 AND METCALF. WE WANT IT TO FEEL LIKE A LIVING ROOM, LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO A FRIEND’S HOUSE. HE’S HAD HIS OWN THERAPIST FOR YEARS AND WANTS MORE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. KNOWING THE VALUE THAT I’VE GOTTEN FROM THAT, WHEN I SAW THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND BRING THEM TO OVERLAND PARK, I JUST JUMPED AT THAT CHANCE. THE CLINIC’S GRAND OPENING IS LATER THIS MONTH, BUT ALREADY THEY ARE FILLING UP. THEY’RE WORKING TO HIRE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO MEET DEMAND. THE NEED HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE, BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO RECOGNIZE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND THEY’RE STARTING TO APPRECIATE THE TREATMENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. COMING OUT OF COVID, WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF EFFECTS, ESPECIALLY UNFORTUNATELY, ON OUR YOUTH AND OUR ADOLESCENT CLINICAL DIRECTOR, DAVID MCCOY KNOWS THE PAIN OF SUICIDE. WE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE IN HIS EARLY 30S, SHE SAYS. MOST PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE IN THE BRAIN OR HAVE PTSD AND DON’T EVER REALIZE IT. I CARE ABOUT YOU AS A PERSON. WHAT’S PLAGUING YOU AT THE PRESENT AND HOW WE CAN HELP THAT MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. THEY SAY RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE. PEOPLE JUST NEED TO REACH OUT AND GET HELP. THEY’RE NOT ALONE, EVER. THOSE HOTLINES ARE OPEN 24 OVER SEVEN. YOU SHOULD NEVER FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO SUFFER ALONE. IN OVERLAND PARK, BRIAN JOHNSON, KMBC NINE NEWS. MENTAL HEALTH JUST OPENED A NEW CLINIC IN LEE’S SUMMIT AS WELL, AND THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE IS 988. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE THERE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO CONNEC
New Ellie Mental Health Clinic in Overland Park hoping to provide help to those in need
Updated: 10:34 PM CDT May 3, 2023
Students at the University of Kansas are mourning the loss of two young students who recently died. The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity posted on social media about the passing of Michael Keleti. This comes just days after the body of 19-year-old Piper Carter was found at her sorority house on campus last Saturday. Police are awaiting on information from the coroner’s office, but say they don’t suspect foul play. Members of Keleti’s fraternity have created a GoFundMe to honor him, with proceeds going to suicide awareness. KMBC’s Brian Johnson has more about Ellie Mental Health Clinic, a new clinic that opened in Overland Park near I-435 and Metcalf. The clinic’s grand opening is later this month, but they are already filling up.
Students at the University of Kansas are mourning the loss of two young students who recently died.
The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity posted on social media about the passing of Michael Keleti.
This comes just days after the body of 19-year-old Piper Carter was found at her sorority house on campus last Saturday.
Police are awaiting on information from the coroner’s office, but say they don’t suspect foul play.
Members of Keleti’s fraternity have created a GoFundMe to honor him, with proceeds going to suicide awareness.
KMBC’s Brian Johnson has more about Ellie Mental Health Clinic, a new clinic that opened in Overland Park near I-435 and Metcalf.
The clinic’s grand opening is later this month, but they are already filling up.
