Tag: mental health
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Report: 110,000 Ky. youth 16 to 24 aren’t in school or employed; state’s rate of ‘disconnected youth’ exceeds U.S. average
Almost 110,000 teens and young adults in Kentucky are not enrolled in school and are not employed, even part-time, according to a new Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey...
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N. Ky. Chamber to ask state for more funding to fight heroin; London police make first known heroin trafficking arrests there
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is planning to lobby the state for more funding for heroin treatment after receiving reports from business and law enforcement about the breadth and...
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Kentucky parents’ overall perception of Kentucky children’s health doesn’t match the statistics, foundation survey finds
Many Kentucky parents’ perception of their children’s health doesn’t match statistics, suggesting that many health problems are going undetected or untreated. That is the upshot of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s first...
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More child-welfare indicators added to Kids Count data site
Kentucky Youth Advocates has added four new child welfare indicators to the agency’s Kids Count Data Center. These four new indicators provide Kentuckians and those who report on them with...
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Study: Prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs to state’s poor kids increase 270% in 10 years; data also show painkiller patterns
By Amy Wilson and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A new report from the University of Kentucky has documented the rate at which the state’s poor and disabled children are...
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Study: Small business owners see bottom-line benefit from employee health and wellness programs
A study of small businesses has found that three out of four offering health and wellness programs to their employees believe the initiatives are good for their bottom line. The...
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Federal official and expert on integrating physical and behavioral health services will speak in Louisville Wednesday morning
The integration of physical health and behavioral health services, one of the hottest topics in health care, will be the topic of a Health Enterprises Network forum in Louisville Wednesday,...
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State task force will look at substance abuse, mental health care for military members, veterans and families
To help the increasing number of veterans and military service personnel who are needing treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues in Kentucky, a task force has been assembled...
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Searching for a fundamental ‘particle’ of mental health
The discovery of the Higgs particle, which gives matter its mass, was a huge breakthrough for scientists since “confirming its existence was imperative to a full scientific understanding of the...
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Herald-Leader dislikes mental health agency’s ‘clubby glow’
In an editorial today, the Lexington Herald-Leader criticized the “clubby glow emanating from the inner circle” of the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, whose financial status was featured in...