December 21, 2001 - ‘Public-private partnership’ provides a way to bring health care to low-income Wichita residents who lack health insurance

November 15, 2001 - Low and moderate-income women can now get financial help in fighting breast and cervical cancer through the FREE to Know program

November 2, 2001 - SRS receives Robert Wood Johnson planning grant to help small businesses provide affordable health insurance

October 17, 2001 - Governor’s Commission on Autism to meet October 23 in Topeka

October 16, 2001 - SRS career fair scheduled for October 18

October 8, 2001 - Heartland Works teams with courts and SRS in helping non-custodial parents find regular employment and pay child support

October 2, 2001 - Health insurance programs merge to provide children and families with better continuity of care; blended program to be known as HealthWave

September 25, 2001 - Children receive needed services to stay with families and in their own communities

September 25, 2001 - Some on cash assistance reaching 60-month time limit

August 31, 2001 - Child care grants available for public or non-profit agencies, and private employers seeking to establish child care for employees

August 16, 2001 - Counselors and social workers gain certification to deal with problem gambling as hotline brings in referrals

July 31, 2001 - Grants to child care centers for quality improvement made available

July 24, 2001 - HealthWave outreach brings health insurance to more than 50,000 Kansas children

July 16, 2001 - New Kansas program, "Working Healthy," aims to increase employment for persons with disabilities

June 26, 2001 - Review of Kansas child welfare systems shows significant progress; areas to improve - Advisory Council for the Kansas Working Healthy Program to meet in Lindsborg July 6

June 19,2001 - Consumers of social services and their families are invited to attend statewide SRS public meetings

June 11,2001 - Governor’s Commission on Autism to meet June 19 in Wichita

June 4, 2001 - Consumers of social services and their families are invited to attend SRS public meeting in Topeka

May 29, 2001 - Consumers of social services and their families are invited to attend SRS public meeting in Pittsburg

May 21, 2001 -Public meetings set to gain input on state’s child care services

May 2, 2001 - Consumers of social services and their families are invited to attend SRS public meeting

April 2, 2001 - SRS Secretary Schalansky names Mark Schutter, Ph.D. as new superintendent of Larned State Hospital.

March 19, 2001 - Governor’s Substance Abuse Prevention Council receives student survey results that show a decrease in drug and alcohol use, and other positive trends.

February 26, 2001 - Hotline established to provide assistance for problem gamblers.

January 18, 2001 - ‘I thought I would try to give back’ – Respected researcher, physician and teacher to promote services of Topeka’s Rehabilitation Center for the Blind.

January 17, 2001 - Applications now being taken for Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP); benefit levels to increase substantially.

January 16, 2001 - SRS Secretary Schalansky appoints Dale Barnum, for 20 years area director in Garden City, as new director of Rehabilitation Services.