A few months ago, Excelsior Springs Hospital CEO Kristen DeHart realized there was a problem the hospital needed to help address. “We really have some challenges in Excelsior Springs when it comes to our children and their behavioral health,” DeHart said. Thanks to a $352,000 Clay County Children’s Fund grant, the hospital can help meet those challenges. DeHart announced the grant July 29 via Zoom to other city leaders while they met in the Hall of Waters for a work session. The money will help the hospital treat roughly 300 children a year, she estimated. Working with the Excelsior Springs School District and Tri-County Mental Health, the hospital determined it treats around 3,000 kids a year, with nearly 10% of those cases being behavioral health-related, she said. But DeHart stressed that working with children alone to address their behavioral health issues isn’t enough. “You have to take care of t...