Kentuckians who are deaf or hard-of-hearing face many challenges in accessing mental healthcare, and a new program aims to address the problem. Nearly 700,000 - or 16% - of Commonwealth residents are deaf or hard of hearing, according to the state. Brad Leedy - chief operating officer with Bridgehaven Mental Health Services - said the program, a partnership between Bridgehaven and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, has trained eight deaf individuals to be peer support specialists - all of whom have struggled with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and other diagnoses. .
Nebraska was ranked forty-fourth overall in the 2023 Mental Health in America report, and twenty-ninth for access to care. But a change as of January 1 should improve access for Nebraskans eligible for Medicare. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists - LMFTs - and other Licensed Mental Health Counselors can now be approved for Medicare reimbursement for their services. .
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