By Kim Brothers Centerstone Kentucky (previously Seven Counties Services) has opened The Living Room, intended to be a safe, calming space for adults in crisis. Through the support of The Louisville Metro Council, in partnership with Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and…
2 Gen Approach to Kentucky’s Opioid Epidemic Needed
By Ashley Spalding February 22, 2018 Click here to view a pdf of the brief. As one of the states hardest hit by the national opioid epidemic, Kentucky struggles with high rates of addiction, incarceration, overdose deaths and Hepatitis C, as well as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and a growing number of children entering foster…
CHFS, Home of the Innocents partner to provide transitional healthcare to foster youth
Gov. Matt Bevin, First Lady Glenna Bevin and leadership of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) and the Home of the Innocents in Louisville today celebrated a new partnership to provide improved transitional behavioral health services to children in foster care. As part of a collaboration with CHFS, the Home opened the Children’s…
Buckley King expands into Kentucky with healthcare practice
The law firm of Buckley King is expanding into Louisville, Kentucky and has hired Bill Mabry to lead the initiative. This addition expands both the Firm’s footprint as well as its offerings to clients, particularly in the area of healthcare. Mabry, formerly a partner with Frost Brown Todd, has dedicated his career to healthcare law,…
Kentucky Health Official Invited to Share Innovative Strategies Addressing Opioid Epidemic at National Conference of State Legislatures
Dr. Jeffrey Howard, Acting Commissioner at the Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), will represent the state during a national Opioid Policy session this weekend. Organized by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), The Opioid Policy Fellows roundtable will discuss opioid addiction and overdose issues. The…
Tammy York Day named president of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council
Mark Carter, CEO of Passport Health and Chair of the newly formed Louisville Healthcare CEO Council announced the appointment of Tammy York Day as President of the Council. York Day joins the council after a twenty-one year career with Delta Dental, most recently as the organizations Chief Operating Officer. “Tammy’s track record in business operations,…