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Health & Social Services
Find links that deal with the health and well-being of children and adults. Included are links for victims of crime and abuse, women's health concerns, and those in need of assistance.
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- Adoption Information
The Adoption Services Branch is responsible for program oversight and planning in the area of adoption services. Visit this website to learn more about adopting a child in the Commonwealth.
- Adult Abuse Information and Resources
Family and Adult Consultative Services (FACS) ensures the safety and stability of Kentucky's vulnerable adults. The Family and Adult Consultative Services Branch is responsible for ensuring the protection from abuse, neglect or exploitation for adults with a mental or physical disability and victims of domestic violence across the commonwealth. Visit this website to learn more.
- Crime Victims
Get answers to your questions concerning crime victim's compensation.
- Crime Victims Compensation Board
The Crime Victims Compensation Board operates under the authority of KRS Chapter 346 and Title 107 of KAR and determines eligibility and amount of reimbursement to innocent, needy crime victims.
- DUI Programs
This is a directory of licensed and certified DUI programs by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services to individuals convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
- Family Services: Adults, children and seniors
Find links to a wide range of services from abuse hotlines, to child support, to food stamps and weatherization assistance.
- Adoption Benefits for State Employees
State employees can be reimbursed for a portion of the direct costs incurred in the adoption process.
- Adoption Information
The Adoption Services Branch is responsible for program oversight and planning in the area of adoption services. Visit this website to learn more about adopting a child in the Commonwealth.
- Adoption Network
Welcome to the Kentucky adoptions section of Adoption.com. Here you will find information on Kentucky adoption.
- Adult Abuse Information and Resources
Family and Adult Consultative Services (FACS) ensures the safety and stability of Kentucky's vulnerable adults. The Family and Adult Consultative Services Branch is responsible for ensuring the protection from abuse, neglect or exploitation for adults with a mental or physical disability and victims of domestic violence across the commonwealth. Visit this website to learn more.
- Aging Adults Services
Links to programs available through the Office of Aging Services such as Aging Network, Adult Day Care and Alzheimer's Disease support
- Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services
Access the Governor's Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services.
- Child Care Information and Resources
The Division of Child Care administers the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) to help Kentucky’s low-income families find and afford quality child care. The division also provides information regarding professional development opportunities for day care staff and other child care professionals. Visit this website to learn more.
- Child Support Information and Resources
DCS provides assistance to any person with minor children who needs financial support from an absent parent. Also included are forms to calculate child support obligations.
- Children Specialty Care Clinics
The Commission for Children provides services through a variety of specialty clinics held across the Commonwealth. Find services in your area.
- Children with Special Needs Transition Resources
Transition resources and links for children with special health care needs.
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) is a federally funded program that provides health coverage at little or no cost to uninsured children who qualify.
- DUI Programs
This is a directory of licensed and certified DUI programs by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services to individuals convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
- Food Stamp Information and FAQs
The Food Stamp Program helps people with little or no money buy food for healthy meals at participating stores. Food stamp benefits increase the household's food buying power when they are added to the household's money. Visit this website to learn more.
- Foster Care and Adoption Programs
Learn how to become a foster parent or adopt a child through this informative website.
- Heating Assistance Program
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally-funded program to help eligible low income households meet their home heating and/or cooling needs.
- Help with Food Stamps
Applications, contact number, and other helpful information about Food Stamps.
- Homecare Program
The Homecare Program helps adults who are unable to perform some activities of daily living and are at risk of institutional care to remain in their own homes by providing support services and coordinating the help of family, friends and provider agencies. Services include such things as Case Management, Personal Care, Homemaker, and Environmental Accessibility Adaptations.
- Kentucky Insurance Program for Seniors (KIPS)
The Kentucky Office of Insurance has addressed the challenge of a steadily increasing aging population by creating this special unit.
- Licensed Day Care Training
Guidelines for Licensed Child Care
- Marriage & Divorce Certificate Information
Apply for or obtain a copy of a marriage or divorce certificate from the Department of Public Health here.
- Medicaid
Medicaid is a medical assistance program for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.
- Medicaid Covered Services and Information
Medicaid covered services and service information.
- Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines
Medicaid is a program for families and individuals who have income and resources within the established guidelines. The guidelines and income standards are not the same in every state and this website explains the Kentucky medicaid requirements.
- Medicare
Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people who have worked for at least 10 years in Medicare-covered employment and 65 years of age or older, some disabled people under 65 years of age. Information and eligibility requirements can be found here.
- Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance
Medicare is now offering a prescription drug discount card as the first step toward a drug benefit that will begin in 2006. The discount card provides Medicare beneficiaries price reduction of 10 - 20 percent on their pharmaceutical medications. Visit this website to learn more.
- Mental Health Community Services Search by County
Regional mental health boards by county
- National Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
The National Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) is a new high-speed solution to locating your Next Of Kin in urgent situations.
- Newborn Hearing Screening
The goal of Kentucky’s Newborn Hearing Screening program is to identify congenital hearing loss in children by three months of age and enroll them in appropriate early intervention by six months of age.
- Office of the Inspector General (Cabinet for Health and Family Serivces)
Find licensed day care, long-term care, hospital facilities and various other family health facilities listed here.
- Prevent Child Abuse
Child/Adult abuse hotline, parent helpline, Prevent Child Abuse, Childhelp USA, and the State Police sex offender registry
- Retirement Communities
Kentucky is an ideal place to call home for many retirees. All across the Commonwealth, communities large and small offer a diverse choice of recreation, entertainment, service and leisure living amenities. Visit this website to learn more about Certified Retirement Communities.
- Senior Community Services Employment Program
Serves persons 55+ who are at or below 125% of poverty level, and who need training, subsidized employment, and help with job placement.
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
This program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers at no charge by local, well-trained counselors.Information and assistance services available through a large counselor network, providing health insurance information on benefits to persons eligible for Medicare.
- Substance Abuse Services
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse services.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Directory
Search for substance abuse treatment resources by city or county.
- Supported Living in Kentucky
Supported Living of Kentucky is a program that serves persons covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
- USA.Gov for Seniors
USA.Gov for Seniors will empower citizens to obtain valuable health and security information and services at one location via the Internet.
- Weatherization Assistance Program
The Weatherization Assistance Program is a service that provides insulation, heating systems, and does checks for various household safety issues.
- Welfare/Transitional Assistance
The Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) provides financial and medical assistance to needy dependent children in Kentucky and the parents, or relatives, with whom the children are living.
- Health Information & Services
Get help with basic services and health care needs.
- Diseases and Conditions
Information regarding AIDS, brain diseases and injury, hemophilia, and sickle cell anemia.
- DUI Programs
This is a directory of licensed and certified DUI programs by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services to individuals convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
- First Steps: Kentucky's Early Intervention System (KEIS)
First Steps is Kentucky's Early Intervention System (KEIS) that serves children from birth to age 3 who have a developmental delay or a particular medical condition that is known to cause a developmental delay.
- Forms and Applications of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Here you will find forms pertaining to vital records, supported living, and long term care licensing among others.
- Free Health Care and Prescriptions
Health Kentucky sponsors the Kentucky Physicians Care program for people who do not have insurance, Medicaid or Medicare and cannot afford health care.
- Health and Family Services Hotlines
Cabinet for Health Services toll-free phone numbers
- Homecare Program
The Homecare Program helps adults who are unable to perform some activities of daily living and are at risk of institutional care to remain in their own homes by providing support services and coordinating the help of family, friends and provider agencies. Services include such things as Case Management, Personal Care, Homemaker, and Environmental Accessibility Adaptations.
- Kentucky Department of Insurance Free Publications
These publications were produced by the Kentucky Office of Insurance (unless otherwise noted) and are available in limited quantities.
- Medicaid Covered Services and Information
Medicaid covered services and service information.
- Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines
Medicaid is a program for families and individuals who have income and resources within the established guidelines. The guidelines and income standards are not the same in every state and this website explains the Kentucky medicaid requirements.
- Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance
Medicare is now offering a prescription drug discount card as the first step toward a drug benefit that will begin in 2006. The discount card provides Medicare beneficiaries price reduction of 10 - 20 percent on their pharmaceutical medications. Visit this website to learn more.
- Mental Health Providers
Provider listings for the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
- Rehab Centers
Click on a county to find Rehab Centers in that county.
- Resource Directories
A list of MHMR Directories which can provide helpful resources for substance abuse treatment, early intervention and DUI.
- Retirement Communities
Kentucky is an ideal place to call home for many retirees. All across the Commonwealth, communities large and small offer a diverse choice of recreation, entertainment, service and leisure living amenities. Visit this website to learn more about Certified Retirement Communities.
- Senior Community Services Employment Program
Serves persons 55+ who are at or below 125% of poverty level, and who need training, subsidized employment, and help with job placement.
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
This program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers at no charge by local, well-trained counselors.Information and assistance services available through a large counselor network, providing health insurance information on benefits to persons eligible for Medicare.
- Substance Abuse Services
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse services.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Directory
Search for substance abuse treatment resources by city or county.
- USAGov for Consumers
Consumer health information from the Federal government is located here.
- West Nile Virus Information
Department for Public Health general information about the West Nile Virus.
- Individuals with Disabilities
Find assistance for independent living or participate in the Kentucky Special Olympics.
- Assistive Technology Loan Assistance
The Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation offers low interest loans for qualified applicants who need equipment or home modification that will increase a person's mobility or enable them to become more independent.
- Centers for Accessible Living
The Center for Accessible Living provides information, advocacy and services that create opportunities for people with disabilities to live independently.
- Community Living for Women with Disabilities
Links from the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
- Health and Wellness for Women with Disabilities
The Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) is a research center that focuses on issues related to health, aging, civil rights, abuse, and independent living.
- Kentucky Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than one million children and adults with mental retardation.
- Medicaid Covered Services and Information
Medicaid covered services and service information.
- Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines
Medicaid is a program for families and individuals who have income and resources within the established guidelines. The guidelines and income standards are not the same in every state and this website explains the Kentucky medicaid requirements.
- Personal Care Attendant Program
Attendant services for persons 18+ with a functional loss of two or more limbs and who have the ability to hire and supervise an attendant. To learn more about this program visit this website.
- See World Store
The See World Store, offered by the Kentucky Department for the Blind, is a convenient place to try out and purchase various devices to aid you at work and home.
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
This program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers at no charge by local, well-trained counselors.Information and assistance services available through a large counselor network, providing health insurance information on benefits to persons eligible for Medicare.
- Supported Living Application
The Kentucky Supported Living program is for Kentuckians with disabilities to request grants for supports so they can live, contribute, and participate in their communities.
Complete this form to apply.
- Supports for Community Living Program
Supports for Community Living (SCL) is a home and community based program funded by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and administered by the Division of Mental Retardation. The SCL program was developed for Kentucky citizens as an alternative to institutionalization. Visit this website to learn more.
- Mental Health Forms Library (Cabinet for Health and Family Services)
Here you will find applications and forms for the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
regarding mental health.
- Mental Health Providers
Provider listings for the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
- Mental Wellness
Locate a mental health provider and support for persons covered by the Americans with Disablities Act (ADA).
- Senior Community Services Employment Program
Serves persons 55+ who are at or below 125% of poverty level, and who need training, subsidized employment, and help with job placement.
- State Agencies
Here you can find resources for Kentuckians with special health care needs, help with basic services, and protection for vulnerable children and adults.
- Alcohol and Beverage Control
The ABC is responsible for issuing alcoholic beverage licenses and enforcing regulations pertaining to the alcoholic beverage industry. In addition, the agency is responsible for enforcing Kentucky's teen access tobacco laws.
- Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The use of information and technology is our anchor, and our reality is anchored by our dreams.
- Department for Public Health Data Reports
This Department for Public Health website contains various reports and summaries regarding surveillance and health data.
- Health and Family Services, Cabinet for
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services provides human services for the citizens of Kentucky. The Cabinet’s services include protection for vulnerable children and adults, child abuse investigations, foster care, adoptions, child support collections, cash assistance, food stamps, disability determinations, and more.
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
This program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers at no charge by local, well-trained counselors.Information and assistance services available through a large counselor network, providing health insurance information on benefits to persons eligible for Medicare.
- Substance Abuse Forms Library
Here you will find applications and forms for the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
regarding substance abuse.
- Substance Abuse Services
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse services.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Directory
Search for substance abuse treatment resources by city or county.
- Supports for Community Living Program
Supports for Community Living (SCL) is a home and community based program funded by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and administered by the Division of Mental Retardation. The SCL program was developed for Kentucky citizens as an alternative to institutionalization. Visit this website to learn more.
- Women's Resources
Access valuable resources for women in all walks of life.
- Access to Justice- Kentucky Legal Services
Legal aid services by region
- American Association of University Women- KY
The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes equity for all women and girls.
- Business and Professional Women - KY
The Kentucky Federation of Business and Professional Women is a state federation of Business and Professional Women/USA, a national organization that promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.
- Jefferson County Office for Women
The Office uses advocacy and policy as a vehicle to improve the status of all women in Louisville Metro.
- Kentucky Commission on Women
This commission is mandated to promote, encourage, and provide advisory assistance in the establishment of local volunteer community improvement programs for, and of interest to, women, conduct programs, studies, seminars, and conferences, and encourage state and local women’s business, professional, and civic organizations to do likewise, to educate the public to the problems of women, consult with and advise the Governor and the agencies, departments, boards, and commissions of the state and local and municipal governments on matters pertaining to women; and cooperate with the federal government and with the governments of other states in programs relating to women.
- Kentucky Fairness Alliance
To advance equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
- Kentucky Foundation for Women
The Foundation's mission is to promote positive social change by supporting varied feminist expression in the arts.
- League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
- Mental Health
Organizations involved in women's mental health.
- Network of Women in State Government
The Network's mission is to provide personal and professional opportunities for women employed in Kentucky government.
- New Opportunity School for Women
The program grew out of an urgent need for women in Appalachia to become better educated and employed.
- Rehab Centers
Click on a county to find Rehab Centers in that county.
- University of Louisville Commission on the Status of Women
The University of Louisville is a model for all citizens of the Commonwealth, demonstrating that each individual can maximize her or his potential, regardless of gender or race.
- Women 4 Women
Women 4 Women is dedicated to improving the health and economic well-being of women and girls.
- Women in Kentucky
This site celebrates the lives of Kentucky women, past and present.
- Women Leading Kentucky
Women Leading Kentucky is a coalition of women and men committed to creating business and leadership opportunities for women in Kentucky.
- Women's Studies Programs in Kentucky
Maintained by the Women's Studies program at Lexington Community College
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