Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
It’s a small thing to reach out and ask a simple question. It can come from a friend or classmate, a teacher or coach, a neighbor or someone at church,...
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Elder Care: New Trends and Best Practices
For Amy Goyer, it was a gradual transition. When she was in college, her parents moved away and Goyer took on the role of checking on her aging...
Health issues to be debated in the General Assembly
When lawmakers convene in Frankfort for the 2018 General Assembly session, their debates will be dominated by pension reform and a new state budget. But...
Stemming the rising tide of incarceration
It seems almost every option is on the table as Kentucky lawmakers look for money to help pay down the unfunded liabilities in the state’s public...
Novelist Kayla Rae Whitaker reflects on writing ‘The Animators’
It’s the classic story of an overnight success that was years in the making. It took Kayla Rae Whitaker seven years from when she started writing her...
Conflict and compromise in Kentucky’s tax reform
Sometime after August 15, Gov. Matt Bevin is expected to call state lawmakers into special session to consider an overhaul to the state’s tax codes. The...
Closing Kentucky’s Academic Achievement Gap
The recently released Kentucky Department of Education’s accountability scorecard shows that the state’s public schools continue to make significant...
Jobs and Wages: Kentucky’s Latest Trends
In the aggregate, data show that the American economy has made significant strides in recovering from the depths of the Great Recession. Kentucky as a...
Assistance for Victims of Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence
One Kentucky nonprofit is working to ensure that victims of sexual assault are more likely to see justice served, while another organization is helping...
Future of Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion Discussed
This month, Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration is finalizing a waiver request to federal regulators that, if approved, would allow the state to make...