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For this "UK at the Half,” research project managers Leah Dick and Catherine Hines highlight these platforms and how they are designed to help Kentuckians in need.

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Leah Dick and Catherine Hines, research project managers with FindHelpNowKY.org, discuss the success the program has had since its inception, the growth it is experiencing with expansion into recovery housing assistance, and how the program is moving into the future as a leader for other states looking to model their efforts.

Gerald “TJ” Dick, Jr. was born on Jan. 3, 1977, to Gerald and Denise Dick. He was always so proud that he was the New Year’s baby of Washington County in 1977. He died …

Since launching in February 2018, FindHelpNowKY.org has been visited more than 800,000 times by nearly 400,000 visitors. FindHelpNow is a near-real-time substance use disorder treatment locator created by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health’s Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC). While the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment locator website started in Kentucky, Tennessee recently launched its own FindHelpNow website, and three other jurisdictions are in the...