Lexington, KY– Tuesday, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Voices of Hope – Lexington, Inc. as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Voices of Hope received $2 million. Voices of Hope is a nonprofit recovery community organization founded by…
Two town hall meetings are planned later this month to give residents an opportunity to discuss what kinds of services Lexington needs to do a better job fighting the opioid epidemic. The meetings are sponsored by the Opioid Abatement Commission, a group Mayor Linda Gorton appointed to make recommendations on how to use funds…
The findings push back against the notion that many transgender people end up wishing they hadn’t gone through with gender-affirming surgeries. Harry Barbee, Assistant Professor of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University;Bashar Hassan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University;Fan Liang, Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns…
FRANKFORT, KY–Rep. Jared Bauman (R-Louisville), the main sponsor of the “Safer Kentucky Act” (HB 5), introduced a new floor amendment to the bill Wednesday. This includes a revision of charges related to fentanyl sales resulting in death, scaling them down from murder to manslaughter. Additionally, the amendment addresses the issue of homelessness by allowing…
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s Opioid Abatement Commission met on January 12, 2024 in Council Chambers. Video of the meeting and the agenda is available below. Opioid Abatement Commission Regular Meeting Agenda, January 12, 2024: I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Adoption of Agenda IV. Approval of Minutes from December 8, 2023 V.…
via news release Gov. Beshear announced [Thursday] the next step toward becoming a national leader in mental health care as more than $4.7 million in federal and state funds are being provided to seven municipalities to implement community crisis co-response programs in the commonwealth. The partnerships between behavioral health professionals, law enforcement or other…
via press release FRANKFORT – Following months of meetings with stakeholders and other legislators, state Representatives Chad Aull and Scott Lewis and state Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong have filed legislation designed to help more students eat meals for free while incentivizing schools to purchase more Kentucky-grown agricultural products. “What we are calling the Kentucky…
Photo: SafeRx makes locking pill bottles (left) with a four-digit code to store medications. The BolaWrap device (top right), which aims to help law enforcement detain people without the use of force, shoots a 7½-foot Kevlar tether more than a dozen feet through the air until it wraps around a person’s limbs or torso.…
LEXINGTON, KY — The Fayette County Board of Education has approved a $4 million contract to extend its collaboration with the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department for school health services through the 2024-25 academic year. This decision, announced in the latest “Board Meeting Buzz” newsletter, marks a significant development in the ongoing discussion about the…