Health

Brian Bowen is a crisis counselor in West Kentucky with Project Recovery

As anniversary of deadly tornadoes nears, mental health experts are on alert

BY: - November 30, 2022

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.? Army veteran and crisis counselor Brian Bowen fought in an Iraq war zone.? But even the devastation he saw in combat didn’t compare to the leveling of Mayfield after an EF4 […]

State should not withdraw safety net as disasters compound childhood trauma, advocates say

BY: - November 30, 2022

In 2020, more than 1,000 Kentucky children were physically abused, more than 15,000 were neglected and almost 800 were sexually abused.? Experts say these numbers, which come from a new Kentucky Youth Advocates report on adverse childhood experiences, are only what’s reported. They’re likely worse.? Adverse childhood experiences, more commonly known as ACEs, refer to […]