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Whitley Health Dept. launching two new online resources later this year

During the Whitley County Board of Health’s regular quarterly meeting Monday evening, Public Health Director Marcy Rein offered board members a preview of two brand new online resources that she hopes will greatly benefit the citizens of Whitley County.

Baptist Health Foundation Corbin awarded $1.2 million grant to expand behavioral health services

The Baptist Health Foundation Corbin is getting a $1.2 million grant over a four-year period to expand capacity to address behavioral health and/or substance use disorder/opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD) for primary care patients in Knox, Whitley and Madison counties in southcentral...
Posted On 31 Jul 2023
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988 hotline for suicide prevention goes live on Saturday, July 16

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other emergencies. “It’s substance use, mental health, and suicide – so all of the continuum of care,” Beck...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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Kentucky project aims to bring families together at the dinner table

Kentucky behavioral health experts are working to expand a program designed to bring families together at the dinner table, promoting bonding and communication to improve family relationships. The Dinner Table Project was created by Four Rivers Behavioral Health Regional...
Posted On 24 Sep 2019
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