Town halls to highlight mental health challenges for Kentucky families
Published 11:24 am Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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The public is invited to participate in virtual town hall meetings this month to talk about mental health challenges for Kentucky families and children, including those that result in children being placed in foster care, sponsored by regional Citizen Foster Care Review Boards.
Anyone with input on this topic is encouraged to attend one of the regional meetings June 6, 8, 20 or 22. Registration is required, and while they encourage people to register for the one covering their region, you can sign up for any of them. Due to confidentiality, specific cases will not be discussed.
–Are families and children struggling with unmet mental health needs for treatment or counseling in your community?
–What are the barriers to accessing mental health care?
–What solutions are available to remove barriers to access and treatment?
–What specific solutions could improve treatment and access for children of color?
Here is the schedule. Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link before the meeting.
June 6, 2023
11 a.m.-noon CDT/noon-1 p.m. EDT. Register at bit.ly/June62023.
For residents of these counties: Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, LaRue, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Meade, Metcalfe, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren and Webster.
June 8, 2023
11 a.m.-noon CDT/noon-1 p.m. EDT. Register at bit.ly/June82023.
For residents of these counties: Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Elliott, Floyd, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Marion, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Taylor, Washington, Wayne, Whitley and Wolfe.
11 a.m.-noon CDT/noon-1 p.m. EDT. Register at bit.ly/June202023.
For residents of Bullitt, Fayette and Jefferson counties.
June 22, 2023
11 a.m.-noon CDT/noon-1 p.m. EDT. Register at bit.ly/June222023.
For residents of these counties: Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Clark, Estill, Fleming, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Harrison, Henry, Jessamine, Kenton, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Mercer, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Robertson, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble and Woodford.
Findings from the meetings will be reported to the state Citizen Foster Care Review Board and included in its annual recommendations to the Kentucky Supreme Court, the governor and legislature. The meetings are among the reforms called for in legislation passed in 2018 to address issues with foster care and adoption processes. It requires CFCRBs to offer regional meetings at least twice a year to get public input on the foster care system.
