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Wyandot BHN has long held Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) as a priority. However, for far too long, our commitment to DEI has not been documented in a formal, public manner. 当我们开始70岁的时候^th anniversary celebration and continue to put a greater emphasis on diversity and cultural competency, 我们很高兴分享我们新的DEI声明. 

The Unified Government Public Health Department is taking an important new step in their efforts to address health disparities in Wyandotte County: by 宣布种族主义是一场公共健康危机. 如获批准，统一政府 would join more than 250 other cities, counties and government entities, including 堪萨斯 City, Missouri, in making similar declarations.

Nearly 200 Wyandot BHN staff and board members gathered in the Shield Club at Children’s Mercy Park on September 8 for an evening of recognition and celebration. The event marked the end of an exciting year for Wyandot BHN, during which WBHN achieved designation as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

在过去几年里, hg皇冠老牌官网登录 has been an active partner along with 堪萨斯 City 堪萨斯 Community College, 斯沃普健康, CommunityAmerica Credit Union and the YMCA to build a new education, health and wellness campus in downtown 堪萨斯 City, 堪萨斯. The goal is to establish a self-sustaining economic solution for downtown 堪萨斯 City, 堪萨斯, to help end the social and economic inequities that have prevailed in this area for decades.

Wyandot BHN recently made the difficult decision to withdraw from this effort and pursue other options for establishing a service location in eastern Wyandotte County.

7月是 Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month, also known as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. 这个月, 就像它的名字一样, is dedicated to highlighting and improving the mental health of diverse communities. But in order to improve mental health in the BIPOC community, we first have to seek to understand and respect the unique stressors and barriers they live with, which impact their access to mental health services.