A University of Kentucky scientist has found two markers that can be collected through a cheek swab and indicate the presence of schizophrenia.
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Mental Health Court has officially launched in McCracken County, aiming to bridge the gap between the justice system and mental health services. A provider with Four Rivers Behavioural Health saidÌýshe has seen the program work firsthand.
Taking meaningful steps to improve mental health and wellbeing is turning awareness into action. Witnessing individuals who are not willing to stay the course in caring for their mental wellbeing will never get easier.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, Very soon, we may be able to prevent many cases of autism. He made that comment on Thursday at a cabinet meeting. Local organizations we spoke cleared up misconceptions about the diagnosis and explained why this rhetoric can be harmful to those diagnosed with autism.Ìý
The number of Kentucky youth who are chronically absent from school skyrocketed during the 2022-2023 school year.
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Turning Point Recovery Center hosted its third annual Recovery Walk on Saturday. Roughly 300 people attended to show that there are people in the community who care about helping folks on their path to recovery.
A state law taking effect next month will require more kids charged with violent offenses to be held in Kentucky’s troubled juvenile jails — at a time when all eight of the youth detention centers are under federal investigation for possible abuses.
Kentuckians are far more likely to pay out of pocket for mental and behavioral health services than for surgical or other medical care, a recent American Psychological Association report found.Ìý
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Marcia Ward Garatt, 86, died on June 17, 2023. Born in Candor, in upstate New York, to parents, Charles P. Ward and Emily A. Marsh Ward.
