Together with Veterans AND Morris County Partners with CrossWinds to Expand Care Access

CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness has entered into a formal agreement with Together with Veterans AND Morris County to increase access to essential behavioral health services to residents who lack the financial means to pay for care.

Together with Veterans AND Morris County enlists rural veterans and their local partners to undertake the important mission of reducing veteran and civilian suicide. Their work strengthens the county's behavioral health safety net by helping individuals connect to critical services when they need them most.

"Crosswinds has provided more than 4,800 behavioral health services in Morris County so far in 2025," said Lauren Rickner, Director of Quality and Innovation at CrossWinds. "About 20 percent of the clients we've seen are completely uninsured and a significant portion at underinsured. We never want cost to prevent those in need from receiving treatment. This partnership responds directly to that need."

Funding supplied under this agreement may be used to support counseling, psychiatric and medication services, crisis intervention, and other behavioral health supports for eligible individuals and local veterans in Morris County. All client information will remain protected and strictly confidential as only de-identified or aggregate service data will be shared between the entities in accordance with HIPAA and Kansas confidentiality laws.

CrossWinds extends its sincere thanks to Together with Veterans AND Morris County for sharing in our commitment to improving local access to high quality behavior health care.