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Gov. Beshear joins bipartisan group of state, community leaders to recognize Overdose Awareness Day
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 31, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined a bipartisan group of state and community leaders to recognize Overdose Awareness Day in Kentucky.Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on Aug. 31 each year to raise awareness of drug overdoses,...
KY HELP Statewide Call Center adds evening, weekend hours
With a feeling of desperation and anxiety at not having been able to find help for her daughter, Karen conducted an Internet search and found a listing for the KY HELP Statewide Call Center.Within hours of calling the toll-free number (1-8338-KY-HELP), the Screening...
Death toll from overdoses rose 49% in 2020
FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 3, 2021) – Today, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) announced that the 2020 Overdose Fatality Report indicates more than 1,964 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2020, a 49% increase in...
Witt selected for BRIGHT Kentucky class
FRANKFORT, Ky. (7-19-21) - UNITE Treatment Referral Coordinator Jennifer Witt has been selected by Leadership Kentucky as a member of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2021.Witt joins 40 other individuals, representing a variety of public and private sectors,...
KY HELP featured on ‘Best of the Bluegrass’
The KY HELP Statewide Call Center will be featured Wednesday, June 16, on "Best of the Bluegrass," which airs at 12:30 pm (EDT) on WLEX TV-18 in Lexington.Courtney Maynard, a Screening & Referral Specialist, will discuss the purpose of the Call Center, staffed by...
Freedom returns to delight of children
Freedom, the Operation UNITE Eagle mascot, made his return from COVID-19 quarantine at "The Good Continues" celebration at Rawlings and Stinson Park in Manchester on May 27, 2021. In addition, UNITE showed off the upgraded mobile classroom, used primarily for the "On...
2 regional SHND camps offered
Operation UNITE will offer in-person Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball skills camps for youth throughout southern and eastern Kentucky on Monday, June 7, and Thursday, June 10.Former University of Kentucky point guard and four-time All-SEC Academic Team member Jarrod...
21 students awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships
Twenty-one high school seniors in the Class of 2021 have been selected to receive “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $31,500 for being champions for anti-drug efforts in their schools and communities. “These scholarships honor youth – whom we call UNITE Ambassadors –...
President Biden to address Rx Summit
The Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit is honored to announce that President Joe Biden will address attendees of the 10th annual Rx Summit on Monday, April 5. The President’s remarks will be delivered via taped video message during the opening plenary period beginning at...