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Connecting rural communities to mental health support
What is Reach Kansas?
Reach Kansas is a rural mental health initiative that provides free access to digital programs people can use on their own, whenever and wherever they choose. Our first offering is Thrive, an online program designed for adults who may be feeling down, tired, or less interested in things they usually enjoy. Reach Kansas also connects people with additional support through trained local community members and a searchable directory of mental health providers and community resources across Kansas. As the initiative grows, more free tools and services will be added to help rural Kansans find support that fits their lives.
What is Thrive?
Thrive is a self-guided online program made up of short videos and activities you can work through on your own using a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet access. It is designed for people who are having depression symptoms like feeling down, losing interest in things they usually enjoy, having low energy, or having trouble sleeping. Because Thrive is online, you can use it when it works for you, wherever you are. No appointments, no waiting rooms, no travel.
Watch a short video to see how Thrive works and what you can expect from the program.
Thrive is Free for Adults in Rural Kansas
Enter your ZIP code to check that you live in an eligible rural area. Your ZIP code is checked on your device and never stored.
How Thrive Works
- Answer a few short questions about how you have been feeling.
- Thrive picks the videos and activities that fit your answers.
- Work through them at your own pace. Most people spend about ten minutes at a time.
Has Thrive Helped Others?
Yes. Studies have shown that Thrive can help adults who are feeling down or less interested in things they usually enjoy. Large health systems, including Kaiser Permanente and Henry Ford Health, have offered Thrive to the people they serve. Thrive has also been studied in Montana, where most people in the study lived in rural areas and saw improvements in their symptoms. Now, Reach Kansas is offering Thrive for free to adults in rural Kansas.
More Support, When You Need It
Thrive is one way Reach Kansas can help. If you would like support from a real person or need help finding services in your community, we can help with that, too.
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Find mental health providers and other resources near you
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Need Help Now?
Thrive is not intended for emergencies. If you are thinking about suicide or need immediate emotional support, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org to chat. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.
From any phone: call or text 988. In immediate danger: call 911.
About Us
Reach Kansas is a program of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.