Under Kentucky's Constitution, any Kentuckian convicted of a felony loses certain civil rights, including the right to vote and the right to hold public office. The Kentucky Constitution gives the Governor the discretion to restore these civil rights.

According to the CDC, an estimated 20% of people 55 and older experience some type of mental health condition. Assisted living facilities provide structured social and therapeutic recreational programs designed to help seniors socialize and stay active, key factors in preventing many mental health issues.

Fighting the Stigma of Addiction - We provide the addiction treatment and recovering community with practical information and tools to enhance their capacity to engage in effective stigma reduction efforts. We unify the recovery community around key priorities — to reduce stigma by ending discrimination against people in recovery. We are working to eliminate barriers to recovery for every American and every family, and to help today’s children and future generations, who often are the biggest winners in the process of recovery.

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia have physical and psychological effects that can make it difficult for seniors to maintain their independence. If you have a loved one with one of these diseases, it’s important to understand the changes that can occur.

The Casey’s Law website was created for families like yours with loved ones who, with the help of an intervention tool, can have the opportunity to recover from and survive the disease of drug and/or alcohol addiction. This website aims to provide the resources needed to get court ordered, involuntary treatment (potentially at no cost) for your loved one's disease of drug and/or alcohol addiction.

This issue brief presents recent data on prevalence of opioid misuse and death rates in the Black/AA population; contextual factors & challenges to prevention & treatment; innovative outreach & engagement strategies to connect people to evidence-based treatment; and the importance of community voice.

AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of the Center on Addiction (formerly run through the Join Together News Service, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health).

The African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is a new national Center funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Our academic home is the National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine.

Sober Black Girls Club is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides love, support, and resources to Black girls, women, femmes, and nonconforming folks practicing sobriety, in recovery or considering it.