US Justice Department says Kentucky may be violating federal law for lack of mental health services

US Justice Department says Kentucky may be violating federal law for lack of mental health services

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide community-based services to adults in Louisville with serious mental illness, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a report issued Tuesday. The 28-page DOJ report said the state “relies unnecessarily on segregated psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious mental illness who … Read more