Community and Provider Education Programs
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Kentucky Advance Directive for Mental Health TreatmentMany people who have mental illnesses are concerned that, at some point in their lives, they might be subjected to psychiatric treatment that they don’t want. Now Kentuckians can prepare a legal document in advance to express their choices about treatment. House Bill 99, which the Kentucky General Assembly passed in the 2003 legislative session, created the
advance directive for mental health treatment.
KYSTARS offers trainings to individuals and programs interested in learning more about the ADMHT and offers support to individuals who wish to create their own Advance Directive for Mental Health Treatment. |
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QPRQPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people
trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour. |
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Mental Health First AidMental Health First Aid is a groundbreaking public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Mental Health First Aid USA is managed, operated, and disseminated by three national authorities — the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Missouri Department of Mental Health.Mental Health First Aid is offered in the form of an interactive 12-hour course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders in the U.S.and introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments. Those who take the 12-hour course to certify as Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
Click Here to Sign Up for a MHFA Class offered in Lexington, KY |
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In Our Own Voice
In Our Own Voice (IOOV) is a unique public education program developed by NAMI, in which two trained consumer speakers share compelling personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery. IOOV is an opportunity for those who have struggled with mental illness to gain confidence and to share their individual experiences of recovery and transformation.
Throughout the IOOV presentation, audience members are encouraged to offer feedback and ask questions. Audience participation is an important aspect of IOOV because the more audience members become involved, the closer they come to understanding what it is like to live with a mental illness and stay in recovery. |
Recovery Support Group Programs
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NAMI Connection
NAMI Connection is a weekly recovery support group for people living with mental illness in which people learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.
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Double Trouble in Recovery (DTR)Double Trouble in Recovery (DTR) is a twelve-step fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each
other so that they may solve their common problems and help others find recovery from their particular substance use/abuse and mental illness. DTR is designed to meet the needs of people with dual-diagnosis and is clearly for those having substance use/abuse problems as well as having been diagnosed with a mental illness. |
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Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action AllianceThis group is a nationally recognized 6-step program for individuals dealing with Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Schizoaffective D/O, and related disorders. The group will typically run 60-90 minutes and follow the guidance of the "Blue Book" which was developed by Joanne Verbanic, founder of Schizophrenia Anonymous.
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