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Vending machines have become one of the latest tools in the fight against the opioid crisis.
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Earlier this year, Safe Streets received funding from the city of Wichita to distribute naloxone kits to help prevent even more opioid-related deaths.
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The kits will be distributed in areas considered to be “overdose hotspots,” which the city has identified as being along the Broadway corridor and West Kellogg.
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In the first half of 2021, Kansas was one of the states showing the steepest increase in overdose deaths.
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In the first month of 988, calls routed to Sedgwick County’s crisis center from the national suicide hotline increased about 30% percent.
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Sedgwick County is waiting to hear how the state will spend its COVID recovery dollars before it expands the center.
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Removing penalties for possession of the test strips and some amounts of marijuana is likely to free up resources at the city’s municipal court, according to those in favor.
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The store serves a lower income area – as well as many members of the unhoused community.
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Some initiatives introduced by the coalition included a social services hub, regional mental health hospital, and a homelessness task force.
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Crisis care in the Wichita area is about to undergo a major overhaul.A new plan released Thursday lays out the steps to improving mental health and…