In addition to work that continues each year, UCS identifies, coordinates and supports projects that create awareness of emerging issues affecting the quality of life in our community.

UCS's current projects include:

• Human Service Summit  The Human Service Summit is a once a year opportunity to focus the community's attention on improving the quality of life through human service strategies. 2010 Summit findings will be available in July.

  • Pre-Summit Trends Survey Results
  • Demographic Trends Handout
  • Post-Event Press Release
  • Individual Exercise Summary - Find out how your colleagues responded

   

 

• Mental Health and Criminal Justice Intercept Project  A 12-month planning project facilitated by UCS launches in July. The goal is to improve the response to adults with mental health needs who are in contact with the criminal justice system. A grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City will support the effort.

   

  • Project Overview 

 

• Roundtable Discussions:  UCS periodically convenes human service providers by area of interest to identify emerging needs.

   

  • Emergency Assistance Providers June 2010

  • Emergency Assistance Providers May 2009

  • Early Childhood Providers January 2009
• Early Childhood Mental Health Providers May 2009
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) & School Transition April 2009