High Plains Mental Health Center

About High Plains Mental Health Center

High Plains Mental Health Center is a licensed Community Mental Health Center and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic serving Colby and 19 other Northwest Kansas counties, with care also available through telehealth. Since 1964, they have focused on making behavioral health care affordable and close to home, building individualized treatment plans around each person’s goals. Their core services include outpatient therapy, psychiatric and medication management, children and family services, and 24/7 crisis support. Intake assessments are often available the same day or the next day, and they accept private insurance, Medicaid (KanCare), and Medicare, with sliding-scale fees for people who qualify and no one turned away for inability to pay.

Beyond office-based therapy, they provide case management and psychosocial rehabilitation for adults and youth in their homes, schools, and communities. Adults and teens 15 and older with depression can receive transcranial magnetic stimulation, a treatment that does not involve medication. Adults with serious mental illness can find subsidized supportive housing at Colby House in Colby and at Woodhaven Apartments in Hays, and the IPS Supported Employment program connects clients with employers and mentors. Families of youth on the SED waiver can also use Homeward Bound respite care, and behavioral health services are integrated into several regional hospitals, clinics, and health departments.

About High Plains Mental Health Center

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