Kentucky Mental Health Care Shortage

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Health Professional Shortage and Medically Underserved …

(5 days ago) WEBThe KDPH Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Designation program assesses and submits data based on federal criteria on shortages of primary medical care, dental or mental health providers. Shortages are assessed and reported for urban and rural …

https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dpqi/hcab/Pages/hpsamua.aspx

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Kentucky’s Growing Mental Health Crisis - kyha.com

(2 days ago) WEBfully re-opened until June 2020. Medicaid pays for the majority of suicide, mental health and substance use disorder ED care in Kentucky. Kentucky’s Trends in ED Utilization …

https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KentuckysGrowingMentalHealthCrisisReport.pdf

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1 in 5 U.S. adults It is more important than ever to …

(5 days ago) WEBMental Health in Kentucky 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year. In Kentucky, 189,000 adults have a serious mental illness. More than half of …

https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/StateFactSheets/KentuckyStateFactSheet.pdf

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Even with Kentucky’s anxiety and depression rates dropping since

(Just Now) WEBTimmerman encouraged Kentuckians to take a free Mental Health America of Kentucky mental health screening if they are concerned about their mental health. …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2021/09/27/even-with-kentuckys-anxiety-and-depression-rates-dropping-since-january-the-state-still-ranks-ninth-for-this-measure-in-the-u-s/

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Gov. Beshear Signs Two Bills Supporting Mental Health …

(3 days ago) WEBThis form of mental health treatment is a partnership between the courts, the health care system and the people of Kentucky. It allows the courts to order …

https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1381

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Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health Workforce …

(8 days ago) WEBAlongside historical underinvestment in behavioral health care, As of March 2023, 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2023/may/understanding-us-behavioral-health-workforce-shortage

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More Ky. youth are struggling with mental health. Are …

(5 days ago) WEBEsha Bajwa, 18, recently graduated from Fern Creek High School and is now attending the University of Louisville. At least 16% of Kentucky children ages 3 to 17 have depression or anxiety, the sixth …

https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2022-09-19/youth-mental-health-crisis-ky-legislature/

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Youth suicide rates are higher where mental-health providers are …

(3 days ago) WEBKentucky Health News. Counties that have shortages of mental-health providers tend to have seen their rates of youth suicide increase in recent years, a study …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2022/11/28/youth-suicide-rates-are-higher-where-mental-health-providers-are-scarce-study-of-all-u-s-counties-says-all-but-3-in-ky-rated-short/

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Kentucky 2019 Mental Health National Outcome …

(8 days ago) WEBSAMHSA Uniform Reporting System - 2019 State Mental Health Measures Kentucky * Includes primary prevention, evidence-based practices for early serious mental illness, …

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt27947/Kentucky%202019%20URS%20Output%20Tables/Kentucky%202019%20URS%20Output%20Tables.pdf

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Gov. Beshear's Budget Makes Bold Investments in …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Governor reminded Kentuckians that mental health is health care, and his budget targets two strategies to help provide support and care for those in need. …

https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1139

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How States Compare By The Shortage of Mental Health …

(3 days ago) WEBSouth Dakota. – Population in mental health professional shortage areas: 19.53% (174,838 people) – Median patient-to-professional ratio in shortage areas: 1 for …

https://www.charliehealth.com/research/how-states-compare-by-the-shortage-of-mental-health-professionals-and-how-much-they-fall-short

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A Look at Strategies to Address Behavioral Health Workforce …

(6 days ago) WEBDocumented workforce challenges contribute to barriers in access to care and nearly half of the US population – 47% or 158 million people – living in a mental …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/a-look-at-strategies-to-address-behavioral-health-workforce-shortages-findings-from-a-survey-of-state-medicaid-programs/

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Behavioral Health Barometer: Kentucky, Volume 6

(8 days ago) WEBAmong adults aged 18 or older in Kentucky, the annual average percentage with SMI in the past year increased between 2008–2010 and 2017–2019. During 2017–2019, the …

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt32834/Kentucky-BH-Barometer_Volume6.pdf

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KY needs more doctors, U.S. projects increasing shortage; how are

(6 days ago) WEB“And 75 of our 120 counties are classified as primary-care health-profession shortage areas.” especially when it comes to mental-health care. “Kentucky is one …

https://nkytribune.com/2022/06/ky-needs-more-doctors-u-s-projects-increasing-shortage-how-are-medical-institutions-responding/

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New studies show scope of Kentucky’s health care worker …

(3 days ago) WEBThe GlobalData report also anticipates Kentucky’s shortage of LPNs will worsen, rising from a deficit of 760 full-time workers in 2022 to 3,190 by 2035. “By 2035, …

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-11-16/new-studies-show-scope-of-kentuckys-health-care-worker-shortage-as-a-coalition-promotes-solutions

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Map of Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health, by …

(Just Now) WEBMap showing county-level data on Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), indicating counties that are entirely in a HPSA, partially in a HPSA, or not in a HPSA. …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/charts/7

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Data shows Ky. remains at 37th in child well-being, with many kids

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2019, 65% of Kentucky fourth graders scored below proficient reading levels. • 38th in Health: In 2016-2020, 96% of Kentucky children under age 19 had …

https://nkytribune.com/2022/08/data-shows-ky-remains-at-37th-in-child-well-being-with-many-kids-suffering-from-mental-health-issues/

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Addressing Kentucky’s Physician Shortage While Securing a Ne

(6 days ago) WEBWith the growth and aging of the population in the United States, a critical shortage of physicians is looming. A 2018 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges …

https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2021/03000/addressing_kentucky_s_physician_shortage_while.25.aspx

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Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)

(2 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, …

https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/mental-health-care-health-professional-shortage-areas-hpsas/

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Find Shortage Areas - Health Resources and Services Administration

(1 days ago) WEBFind Shortage Areas by Address. Enter an address to determine if it is in a shortage area: Geographic or Population HPSA or MUA/P and the details about that shortage area. …

https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area

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Kentucky keeps losing doctors when it needs more of them; in the …

(2 days ago) WEBKentucky Health News. Kentucky is losing physicians at a time when it needs many more of them, the top executive of the Kentucky Medical Association told a …

https://cidev.uky.edu/kentuckyhealthnews/2023/06/26/kentucky-keeps-losing-doctors-when-it-needs-more-of-them-in-the-2022-fiscal-year-it-had-only-seven-for-every-eight-it-had-in-2018/

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Kentucky legislators fumbled when it came to helping the state's …

(9 days ago) WEBKinship care; school-based behavioral and mental health supports; beginning steps to address the teacher shortage; and, the “Momnibus Bill” to better …

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2024/05/05/kentucky-general-assembly-fumbled-children-issues/73497572007/

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Agenda 2024: Progress being made, more to be done to improve …

(5 days ago) WEBSince your brain is much more complex than any other part of your body, it only makes sense that it’s going to need medical attention once in awhile, right?

https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/agenda-2024-progress-being-made-more-to-be-done-to-improve-mental-health/article_9141e61a-12e2-11ef-8f54-c72d4632f310.html

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The list of problems at the KY Department of Juvenile Justice is …

(1 days ago) WEBJan. 17, 2024: “Two young women say in a lawsuit they and other girls were abused, neglected, humiliated and deprived of health care, education and basic …

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article288508235.html

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Shortage Areas - Health Resources and Services Administration

(Just Now) WEBView national overview of HPSAs. View HPSAs by type, discipline, and location. Analyze results for specific subsets of the data by filtering on various discipline, …

https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas

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Spotty health care access tied to worker shortage

(4 days ago) WEB“When I’m looking at the data, in the next six years the commonwealth will need 1,000 primary-care physicians. With the shortfall of registered nurses, we’re looking at …

https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_e52509ca-1223-11ef-9dc6-4fdfe110950b.html

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New studies show scope of Kentucky’s health care worker …

(6 days ago) WEBThe GlobalData report also anticipates Kentucky’s shortage of LPNs will worsen, rising from a deficit of 760 full-time workers in 2022 to 3,190 by 2035. “By 2035, …

https://www.wkyufm.org/news/2023-11-17/new-studies-show-scope-of-kentuckys-health-care-worker-shortage-as-a-coalition-promotes-solutions

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32-year-old mother who dropped out of the workforce is back as …

(6 days ago) WEBThen, in 2023, Kentucky started a program to cover or reduce the cost of day care for parents who work in the child care industry. The program was meant to tackle …

https://fortune.com/2024/05/14/32-year-old-mother-dropped-out-workforce-back-state-funding-day-care-oil-lease-money/

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Justice Department to investigate Kentucky's juvenile jails after use

(3 days ago) WEBFRANKFORT, Ky. -- Federal investigators will examine conditions in Kentucky's youth detention centers and whether the state has done enough to protect …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/justice-department-investigate-kentuckys-juvenile-jails-after-force-110278449

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