$3 million mental health service partnership demonstration grant awarded to Murray State University

WKMS | By Zoe Lewis The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $3 million to Murray State University’s College of Education and Human Services and West Kentucky Educational Cooperative to place mental health providers in several western Kentucky school districts. The grant money will be used for Partner and Connect: MSU/WKEC Mental Health Providers Academy,…

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Hardin County gets $10.66 million for career ed, water, tourism, law enforcement

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Today, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced nearly $10.7 in funding for career and technical education, cleaner water projects, nonprofits, tourism and law enforcement in Hardin County. “When we invest in our communities and in our people, we set ourselves up for success,”Coleman said. “As a rural Kentuckian, it’s exciting to see opportunity coming…

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New mobile app helps identify child abuse

By Kennedy Hayes LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A new app could prevent some instances of child abuse through prediction. The app is called the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Child Injury Plausibility Assessment Support Tool, or LCAST. The app works to save children’s lives and keep families together by helping identify potential…

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Consumer alert: Beware telemarketers trying to sell short-term health insurance products

The Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services is reaching out to providers, stakeholders, Medicaid members, and representatives from the advocacy community to raise awareness of an important issue. As the Medicaid renewals process gets underway, DMS is reminding the public to be aware of telemarketers reaching out to sell short-term health insurance products that are not…

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Governor signs nine pieces of legislation related to law enforcement, crime victms, children in school

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear has signed nine pieces of legislation passed by the 2023 General Assembly into law that increase public safety by supporting law enforcement and better protecting victims of violent crimes and children while at school. KSP resources for body cameras House Bill 401, sponsored by Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington,…

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