Since 1999 the Kansas suicide rate has gone up 45%--one of the largest increases in the nation.* In 2018 Wichita saw 99 deaths from suicide, a 20% increase since 2015. We have a real and growing problem. However, the risk of suicide can be reduced if we take the time to educate the ourselves and [...]
David Brown is a former chief of the Dallas Police Department, who is nationally renowned for his community policing efforts. Born and raised by a single mother, Chief Brown grew up in the city's South Oak Cliff neighborhood. During his tenure, he reduced crime more than any other chief in the department's history. Officer-involved [...]
“Do you think you can help me?” Mari fully expected the answer to be no as she sat in her first session with her counselor at HopeNet. She had been to other counselors but was never able to completely let them into her messed up, hidden and destructive world. She was at the end of [...]
By Jayme King, LMSW Our world has seen a technological explosion in the last decade and a half. We can connect in new and exciting ways that only the most devoted Trekkies could have imagined. In half a minute, any of us could be talking to someone on the other end of the world. It [...]
By Dr. Tim Shaver, HopeNet Board of Directors It has been my tradition for the past several years to send out a Christmas message based on reflections on what God has been teaching me recently. This is frequently inspired by my involvement in teaching my 5th grade Sunday School class, where I think I learn [...]
