Tag: substance use disorder
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New Kentucky program aims to turn recovery into career pathway
By Nadia Ramlagan Kentucky News Connection A statewide program in Kentucky aims to provide credentialing and pathways to a career in social work for people in substance use disorder recovery....
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Pilot program expanded to divert some low-level offenders away from jail and into treatment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A pilot program to divert some low-level offenders away from jail and into substance use disorder or mental health treatment is expanding into seven...
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Sponsors and advocates celebrate at ceremonial signing of “Momnibus” bill
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Sponsors and advocates of a bipartisan bill aimed at improving Kentucky’s dismal maternal mortality rate — dubbed the “Momnibus” bill — celebrated its passage...
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3 Ky. groups get Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grants, awarded nearly $2 million in 2024
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is one of 19 states to receive grant funding from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to be used to improve access to...
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Five Kentucky projects receive grants to help Appalachians in recovery
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has received $1.9 million in grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission, which will be given to five projects that will create or expand...
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Overdose Awareness Day offers opportunity to remind people to carry naloxone, opioid overdose reversal drug
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Each year, the last day of August is observed as International Overdose Awareness Day, to raise awareness of substance use disorder and overdoses, reduce...
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With a new mental health emergency unit, University of Kentucky seeks to decrease stigma
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern This story mentions suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at...