South Central Mental Health

South Central Mental Health South Central Mental Health opened our doors in 1962 to become one of the first community mental hea

SCMHCC staff from our El Dorado clinic substance use, clinical and crisis departments shared resources at the El Dorado ...
09/19/2025

SCMHCC staff from our El Dorado clinic substance use, clinical and crisis departments shared resources at the El Dorado Chamber lunch and learn with the El Dorado Community Coalition. Thank you, Melissa, Chelsea, Parker and Casey for promoting mental health, healing and recovery with the community. ***deawarenessmonth2025

SCMHCC is delighted to recognize our own crisis department during National Crisis Responders Week! This week celebrates ...
09/18/2025

SCMHCC is delighted to recognize our own crisis department during National Crisis Responders Week! This week celebrates the many co-responders and crisis responders carrying out this important work across the country, while trying to meet the rising demand for mental health and substance use services. Since our team is always on the go serving our community we had to get creative with their group photo! Thank you Megan, Brayden, Kayla, Kinslee, Jacob, Scott, Christine, Casey and Isiah!

🌟It's time for another Board Member Spotlight! Let's get to know Cathy Johnson!🧡Why did you choose to be on the board?I ...
09/17/2025

🌟It's time for another Board Member Spotlight! Let's get to know Cathy Johnson!

🧡Why did you choose to be on the board?
I was encouraged to join the board by my mother, Marsha Johnson. When she moved to Arizona – I took her spot.

🧡How long have you been a member?
I have been a member for 15 years.

🧡What difference do you hope to make in the community?
I hope to make mental health choices easily available for residents of Butler County.

🧡What do you like most about being on the board?
I enjoy getting to know other members of the community.

🧡Who has been the most influential person in your life?
My father, Dr. Everett L. Johnson.

🧡What is something you have learned about mental health while being on the board?
I learned that mental health treatment starts at a very young age. Our preschools offer great programs for young children!

🧡What is a fun fact about you?
I was born and raised in Augusta. I moved as far away as Alaska, but I returned back to my hometown.

🧡What is something memorable that the board has accomplished during your service?
Starting a second preschool has been the most memorable thing for me.

🎉 Milestone Moment! 🎉Please join us in celebrating Susan Kiser for an incredible 20 years with South Central Mental Heal...
09/16/2025

🎉 Milestone Moment! 🎉
Please join us in celebrating Susan Kiser for an incredible 20 years with South Central Mental Health Counseling Center!

Over the years, Susan has been the friendly face that so many have come to know at SCMHCC. She has served in multiple roles—from front office clerical team member to administrative support and now as our CBS Administrative Assistant. Susan has always been the first to warmly welcome individuals into our Administrative Office, making everyone feel at ease with her outgoing and kind spirit.

🧡Thank you, Susan, for your dedication, kindness, and the many contributions you’ve made over the last two decades!

Let's get to know more about her!

💎What is your favorite part about working at SCMHCC?
My coworkers, we have the best people that we get to work with day in and day out.

💎What is your proudest moment at SCMHCC?
I don't really have a proudest moment. I have been here for 20 years, worked is a few different areas and still like coming to work everyday!

💎Before working at SCMHCC, what was the most unusual or interesting job you've ever had?
I worked with my dad as a "meat wrapper" at Apple Market for 13years. What a treat and so much fun!!!

💎What is one thing you cannot live without?
I would have to say Coffee. I drink coffee from sunup to sundown.

💎What do you like to do on your days off?
I love spending time with my grandkids, fishing and just relaxing.

🤩Gem of the Week is Jacob Kresky, LMSW! Jacob is a Crisis Clinician, let's get to know more about him!💎What is your favo...
09/15/2025

🤩Gem of the Week is Jacob Kresky, LMSW! Jacob is a Crisis Clinician, let's get to know more about him!

💎What is your favorite part about working at SCMHCC?
We have a team at SCMH which works well together. Especially in the Crisis Division, I know I can count on my teammates to have my back. We have and are continuing to build something amazing here, and I am grateful to be a part of it.

💎What is your proudest moment at SCMHCC?
Our department is changing rapidly and is doing amazing work with Mobile Crisis and new requirements and standards. My proudest moments are when we come together, laugh, smile, and know that we have made a difference in someone’s life.

💎What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I wanted to be an Evening News Anchor. I had my eyes set squarely on the single job chair at NBC Nightly News when I was young. My parents got me a video camera, green screen, and editing software for one Christmas. During a snowstorm I “reported” on the events and made The Weather Channel and missed my own broadcast, that’s as far as I got.

💎Before working at SCMHCC, what was the most unusual or interesting job you've ever had?
I was an Organist for 8 years at a church in Midtown Wichita. I still enjoy playing the pipe organ, and occasionally substitute, and do weddings and funerals.

💎What is one thing you cannot live without?
Pepsi

September is Recovery Awareness Month. South Central Mental Health is here for you in your unique journey to recovery. ...
09/15/2025

September is Recovery Awareness Month. South Central Mental Health is here for you in your unique journey to recovery. 🫶Together, we can make REAL (Restores Every Aspect of Life) for everyone.

09/14/2025

TOWN HALL MEETING
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm

Come join the El Dorado Police Department, USD 490 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the USD 490 Performing Arts Center, where agents and staff with the Federal Bureau of Investigation will present on and discuss Online Safety for Children and financially motivated scams to include Sextortion.

USD 490 Performing Arts Center
500 W. Central Ave
El Dorado, KS 67042

Local ***dePrevention efforts help address our unique community needs. We work with community partners, like law enforc...
09/10/2025

Local ***dePrevention efforts help address our unique community needs. We work with community partners, like law enforcement, schools and hospitals to build a strong, caring community where everyone feels supported. 💪 SCMHCC serves as your Butler County Community Mental Health Center. We are here to serve and support you! ***dePreventionMonth

🤩Gem of the Week is Shavon Barringer! Shavon is a Wellness Navigator at the Andover Clinic location. Let's get to know m...
09/08/2025

🤩Gem of the Week is Shavon Barringer! Shavon is a Wellness Navigator at the Andover Clinic location. Let's get to know more about her!

💎What is your favorite part about working at SCMHCC?
Being able to provide people/families with community resources they didn't know were available to them.

💎What is your proudest moment at SCMHCC?
Connecting a mom with the summer food program through Wichita school district. She was so worried about how she was going to have food during the summer for her kids but with that information she didn't have worry or stress about it anymore.

💎What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A lawyer.

💎Before working at SCMHCC, what was the most unusual or interesting job you've ever had?
My most interesting job was at Via Christi Clinic in the allergy and asthma department. I got to learn from and work with the best doctors and PAs!

💎What is one thing you cannot live without?
Diet Coke!

💎What do you like to do on your days off?
Spend time with my husband, spoil my nieces and nephew, read and bake.

💎Do you have a favorite quote?
"I am the one thing in life I can control." Aaron Burr in Hamilton

Happy 988 Day! 🩵💜The 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, which launched in 2022, is a national hotline offering one-on-one su...
09/08/2025

Happy 988 Day! 🩵💜The 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, which launched in 2022, is a national hotline offering one-on-one support for mental health, su***de, and substance use-related problems for anyone 24/7. No matter where you are in the United States, you can call or text the number 988 or chat online at 988lifeline.org and connect with a skilled, compassionate crisis counselor. ***depreventionmonth

Healing isn’t the same for everyone. It’s a personal journey. 👣 Check out these inspiring stories of hope and recovery 9...
09/04/2025

Healing isn’t the same for everyone. It’s a personal journey. 👣 Check out these inspiring stories of hope and recovery 988lifeline.org/stories ***dePreventionMonth

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month. Learn the warning signs, ⚠️normalize help-seeking, and let people know ...
09/02/2025

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month. Learn the warning signs, ⚠️normalize help-seeking, and let people know there are proven treatments that work. Check out SAMHSA’s ***dePreventionMonth toolkit ➡️ samhsa.gov/su***de-prevention-month

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430 N Walnut Street
Augusta, KS
67010

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