FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2024) —The website FindHelpNowKY.org, established in 2018 to connect individuals with substance use disorder to addiction treatment facilities, has been revamped to serve as a tool for timely linkage to care for mental health and substance use disorder treatment as well as a recovery housing. The website now features a referral intervention system that displays near real-time available openings at substance use disorder and mental health facilities and recovery houses, naloxone distribution sites, and social services resources.
FindHelpNowKY.org is administered by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC), which is housed in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced the site rebuild at Kentucky’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Leadership Conference, attended by state officials, community leaders, mental health advocates, and KIPRC representatives.
“We are making it easier for Kentuckians to find the life-saving help they need,” Gov. Beshear said. “While there is always more work to be done, we are taking another step forward on our mission to help our families fight and overcome addiction.”
