UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY 
4

Independence Day
PPMC Offices Closed

JULY
27

 




AUGUST
22
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Larkspur
 
SEPTEMBER
13
7:30 a.m. - noon 
WSU 

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition hosts June 20 summit at WSU 
  
In last year's Project Wichita community priorities survey, access to mental health care was ranked sixth by those who live in the Wichita area. 

Subsequently, a group of community leaders from nonprofits, local government and the private sector has come together to start to address these issues.  The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition hosted a summit at Wichita State University on Thursday, June 20 ,  with approximately 90 people attending. 

The summit provided an update to care providers, community members and elected leaders on the Coalition's mission, upcoming research, engagement and planning activities. The Coalition will focus on an integrated system of care for people with substance abuse or mental health disorders in crisis.
 
Bothner and Bradley, Inc. is leading strategic plan development for the Coalition. As part of the strategic planning process, the Public Policy and Management Center will be conducting focus groups with providers, community organizations and law enforcement. The PPMC will also conduct a gap analysis in services, funding and community models. 
Win the Day program running strong in its second summer  
The Kansas Health Foundation-funded Win the Day summer fitness program is in full swing, with more than 175 registered participants working toward walking and running a 5K (3.1-mile) distance this summer.

The program is designed to activate members of the neighborhoods surrounding Wichita State University, building both community and healthy lifestyle habits. The community meets at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at Koch Arena, and participants walk or run designated paths in the neighborhood and on campus as they increase their fitness and distance.

The Shocker Neighborhood 5K, scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, July 27, will take place on the WSU campus and will be an opportunity for both Win the Day participants and the community at-large to celebrate their summer fitness gains. Additionally, Win the Day walking sessions will continue through August 22.

For more information, please visit www.wichita.edu/wintheday or like the page on Facebook at facebook.com/ShockerNeighborhoodCoalition .
Quilt offers daily reminder
to 'think and act together'

The Public Policy and Management Center was founded more than 60 years ago by Dr. Hugo Wall, who championed the idea that a public university should be actively engaged in public life. One of our favorite quotes from Dr. Wall - that represents the work of the Center - is "To achieve our ideals, to realize the hopes of a democracy, we must think and act together." 
 
We are proud and honored that three generous community members made and donated a quilt for our office as a daily reminder of this idealism behind our work. Thank you to  Janis Ridnour (mother of PPMC Director Misty Bruckner),  Janice Augustine and  Shirley Rogers.  Please stop by and see our quilt!
Wichita State University Public Policy & Management Center  |   wichita.edu/ppmc
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