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The politics and policies of behavioral health and drug policy reform in Kansas
Vuong, Ngoc
Vuong, Ngoc
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2022-04-15
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Vuong, Ngoc. 2022.
The politics and policies of behavioral health and drug policy reform in Kansas -- In Proceedings: 21st Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 33
Abstract
Substantial increases in suicides and drug overdose deaths, the lack of access
to behavioral health care, and the effects of structural stigma on people with mental
illness and/or substance use disorders underlie the need for behavioral health and drug
policy reform in Kansas. However, many of the evidence-based strategies to improve
behavioral health and reduce substance-related harms in Kansas face notable barriers. As
part of a broader study on stakeholders’ attitudes toward behavioral health reform and
their recommendations to improve the behavioral health care system in Kansas, two
qualitative research projects were conducted on (1) stakeholders’ attitudes toward
primary care and behavioral health integration, mental health parity, social determinants
of health, and school-based mental health services; and (2) stakeholders’
recommendations to prevent overdoses, underage substance use, and other substancerelated
harms. In the first research project, there were 9 interviewees, including elected
officials, state employees, members of mental health advocacy groups, and payers. In the
second research project, there were 11 interviewees, including elected officials, law
enforcement/criminal justice officials, health care professionals, and members of
substance use prevention and recovery groups. Thematic analyses will be conducted on
interviewees’ responses to identify themes related to policy-level factors that affect
mental illness and substance use disorders and behavioral health care in general. Themes
from these two qualitative research projects will be juxtaposed for an overarching,
preliminary narrative on behavioral health, harm reduction, and drug policy reform in
Kansas.
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Presented to the 21st Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 15, 2022.
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Wichita State University
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v.21