{"id":675920,"date":"2026-05-31T11:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/675920\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:38:21","slug":"gov-beshear-highlights-progress-made-in-mental-health-support-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/675920\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Beshear highlights progress made in mental health support, services"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted progress made in expanding mental health care access across Kentucky as Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close.<\/p>\n

From resources such as the 988 Lifeline to doubling the number of licensed mental health professionals, Beshear said significant progress has been made in a news release<\/a> Friday, May 29.<\/p>\n

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Since the launch of the 988 Lifeline in 2022, Beshear said the state has fielded 265,000 calls, chats and texts from Kentuckians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been a 30% increase in calls routed to in-state centers in the past year alone,\u201d Beshear said, \u201cmeaning more Kentuckians are being helped by Kentuckians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beshear also highlighted Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman\u2019s Student Mental Health Initiative, as well as the administration\u2019s awarding of more than $40 million in grant funding toward expanding school-based mental health resources.<\/p>\n

Recognizing addiction plays a role in mental health, Beshear said his administration has sought to increase recovery support, leading to four straight years of declines in overdose deaths.<\/p>\n

Some efforts Beshear mentioned included Narcan distribution, reentry services and addiction services through Medicaid and the Opioid Response Effort.<\/p>\n

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