Children's Mercy has launched a new partial hospitalization program as part of its Illuminate initiative to address the growing mental health crisis among Kansas City children.

The program, which opened in late August, aims to fill the gap between inpatient and outpatient mental health services by providing intensive daily support while allowing children to return home to their families each night.

"One of the things that was really important to us was that when we bring children here and work with them and identify the best interventions and help them learn skills, that they will be able to generalize those skills back home and back to school," said Dr. Rebecca Johnson, developmental and behavioral health division director.

The partial hospitalization program, or PHP, represents the la

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