Less than half of Marion County residents who would benefit from mental health care are receiving treatment.
That’s what Jessie Kaye, president and CEO of Prairie View Mental Health Center, told Marion County commissioners Monday.
Kaye, who has worked with Prairie View for 13 years, said 20 percent of people in Kansas suffer from some form of mental illness. The problem is especially prevalent in Marion County, Kaye said.
Marion County is in the bottom third of the state in per capita funding for community mental health clinics. Marion ranks 71st among the state’s 105 counties, according to data provided by Prairie View.
(Read more: Hillsboro Free Press)