Cumberland River Behavioral Health gets $543,700 in state grant funding

Gov. Andy Beshear recently awarded $5,991,800 in grant funding to expand treatment and recovery services, including those for pregnant and parenting women with addiction, and $543,700 of that funding will go a local community mental health center headquartered in Corbin.

The funding will also be used to help address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in Kentucky.

“Every single Kentuckian deserves to live a happy, healthy life in a commonwealth that will provide for them and ensure they have every opportunity to succeed,” Beshear said. “This almost $6 million in funding allows us to give every Kentuckian a successful opportunity from the very beginning of life by providing critical health care treatment while curbing addiction.”

The funding has been distributed to 17 non-profit organizations, such as Community Mental Health Centers and Neonatal Abstinence Treatment Programs, through the Senate Bill 192 Treatment Grant administered by the Office of Drug Control Policy and Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. NAS is a complex set of symptoms consistent with opiate withdrawal that is seen in babies exposed to opiates before birth.

Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center has been awarded $290,400 to educate and assist mothers in providing proper infant care, for residential services, and for continued recovery supports while transitioning to autonomous living. Cumberland River offers a residential substance abuse program in Corbin named Independence House for pregnant and post partem women.

“This will give us the opportunity to serve young women who suffer from the disease of addiction, to give them hope, education and life skills to assist them on their path to recovery,” said Tim Cesario, regional director of recovery services for Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center.

Cumberland River will also receive $253,300 for a recovery community center in Laurel County named Crossroads, and resources and recovery supports.

Cumberland River Behavioral Health is a nonprofit community mental health center whose mission is to ensure all members of our community have an opportunity to achieve their highest potential for living satisfying, productive, and valued lives.

Cumberland River’s eight-county service area includes Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle and Whitley counties.

Treatment Resources
If you or a loved one are struggling with addiction, the KY HELP Call Center can connect you to treatment by calling 833-8KY-HELP (833-859 4357). Findhelpnowky.org can also provide information about treatment programs near you.