Pathways and United Health Foundation Launch Partnership to Improve Mental Health Care In Eastern Kentucky
November 08 2018 - 2:38PM
Business Wire
- Three-year, $930,000 grant from the
United Health Foundation will enable better access to specialty
mental health care for children through telehealth
technology
Pathways, Inc., and the United Health Foundation announced a
three-year, $930,000 grant to expand mental health services for
children in eastern Kentucky using telehealth technology.
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The United Health Foundation awarded
Pathways, Inc., a three-year, $930,000 grant to implement
telehealth technology capabilities that will provide improved
access to mental health services for more than 3,000 children in
eastern Kentucky. At today’s grant announcement were Dr. Kim
McClanahan, CEO, Pathways; Anne Yau, vice president of external
affairs, United Health Foundation; Adam Meier, secretary, Kentucky
Cabinet for Health and Family Services: State Sen. Robin L. Webb:
Dr. Doug Newton, national senior medical director, Optum Behavioral
Health: and State Rep. Danny Bentley (Photo: Ashley Gallaher
Quinn).
The project will enable Pathways to provide better access to
specialty mental health care for the more than 3,000 children it
serves across a 10-county service area. Pathways will install and
operate the telehealth technology at its 16 outpatient offices and
specialty residential units in the region to connect children to
child and adolescent psychiatrists, eliminating the need for
families to drive as long as two hours to access a child’s mental
health specialist.
Pathways and the United Health Foundation were joined today by
Kentucky Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary Adam Meier in
making the announcement.
“With the United Health Foundation as our partner, we will be
able to provide life-changing services for children and families
who need specialized mental health care,” said Dr. Kimberly
McClanahan, Chief Executive Officer of Pathways. “We will also be
able to address the shortage of mental health care providers in
rural Kentucky through our new telehealth technology.”
According to America’s Health Rankings, Kentucky has seen a 25
percent increase in teen suicides since 2016. The grant will enable
Pathways to increase the number of children served by child and
adolescent psychiatrists by 30 percent by 2021.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Pathways to
ensure children in Kentucky have access to mental health services,”
said Tracy Malone, president of the United Health Foundation. “By
leveraging digital tools to expand access to child psychiatrists
for people in rural areas, this partnership is helping more
Kentuckians get access to the critical health care services they
need when they need it most.”
About Pathways, Inc.Since
1967, Pathways has provided community-based mental health care,
substance use disorder treatments, and services for individuals
with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Pathways operates
more than 20 facilities across 10 counties in northeastern Kentucky
and serves more than 15,000 individuals each year. It is the only
agency in the 10-county region that employs child and adolescent
psychiatrists. Pathways, Inc., serves Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott,
Greenup, Lawrence, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, and Rowan
counties.
About the United Health
FoundationThrough collaboration with community partners,
grants and outreach efforts, the United Health Foundation works to
improve our health system, build a diverse and dynamic health
workforce and enhance the well-being of local communities. The
United Health Foundation was established by UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH) in 1999 as a not-for-profit, private foundation
dedicated to improving health and health care. To date, the United
Health Foundation has committed $430 million to programs and
communities around the world. We invite you to learn more at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com/SocialResponsibility.
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UnitedHealthcareTony Marusic,
312-348-3825tony_marusic@uhc.comorPathways, Inc.Veronica A. Nunley,
606-329-8588, Ext. 4109ronne.nunley@pathways-ky.org
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