Thank you, Governor Andy Beshear, for showing your support for protecting Kentucky's older, more vulnerable residents.

Today, Gov. Beshear released the 2022 Overdose Fatality Report stating that 2,135 Kentuckians lost their lives to a drug overdose last year. That is a decline of more than 5% compared with the previous year and is the first decline since 2018. Read more: bit.ly/3Jh6XcF

A safe, happy 4th of July to all.

Don’t do this every day, thankfully.

It was an honor to join ⁦Renee Shaw⁩ and 7 others for “ Disrupting Addiction;: A KET Forum.”

Come see us at the South Wing at the #KyStateFair.

Have you stopped by to visit us at the Kentucky State Fair yet? Here's a little info from just a few of the great Cabinet for Health & Family Services' programs represented here!

CHFS staffers finding ways to have state fair fun.

More good times at the Ky State Fair.

Hello, on the anniversary of the day Pluto was demoted from planet status.

Our Behavioral Health Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Brenzel, is out of this world.

During this extraordinary #KyStateFair2023 week, had pleasure of seeing Ky treasure and disability rights activist Arthur Campbell. He’s nationally known for his efforts and the #PBS documentary, #IfICantDoIt.

The Ky Judicial Commission on Mental Health is on a statewide listening tour that will inform a response plan. This tour follows June’s first-if-its-kind mental health summit. Learn more at bit.Ky/KJCMH.

Appalachia Rises: Resilience, Strength and Transformation welcomed hundreds to Ashland yesterday to focus on regional challenges and opportunities, stressing the importance of resiliency and collaboration. The gathering continues through today.

Delighted to take part in today’s Dept for Aging and Independent Living’s SHIP conference in Lexington and be joined by ⁦Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman⁩.

⁦⁦Victoria⁩, DAIL Commissioner, was among this morning’s speakers.

⁦⁩ ⁦Kentucky Medicaid⁩ Commissioner Lisa Lee at ⁦NAMD⁩ conference discussing progress, priorities and pivots at the midpoint of the Medicaid Unwind.⁦Lisa Lee⁩

Celebrating ⁦kynect⁩ having been around since 2013.

Gathering at the Capitol yesterday evening to reflect on Kentucky’s success and buckle in for partnership and progress for the next four years.

Dr. Lisa Lee Williams, hosted this afternoon by Leadership Louisville, shared information about the health status of Kentuckians with program participants.