HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Horizons Mental Health Center announced Wednesday that it is one of the recipients of the 2020 Impact and Capacity Grants (ICG) Initiative from the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF).
The ICG Initiative provides one-year grants of up to $25,000 for nonprofits mission-aligned with KHF, focused on COVID-19 response and recovery. There were 91 grants awarded, totaling more than $2 million. Horizons Mental Health Center was the recipient of a grant totaling $24,742.
The grant funding will be utilized to purchase the necessary technology needed to deliver the mental health services by tele video. Horizons staff will be able to provide the full array of treatment to clients including such services as individual therapy, medication management, case management and crisis management. The tools will enable Horizons staff to visually assess the mental health status of their clients and to maintain close contact with each person.
Horizons provides mental health services in Reno, Harper, Barber, Kingman and Pratt Counties. The staff provides more than 10,000 hours of direct services to its clientele each month.
KHF is a philanthropy organization dedicated to improving the health of all Kansans (for more information about the Kansas Health Foundation visit www.kansashealth.org).