FRANKFORT, Ky. (WCHS) — Substance use disorder not only impacts public health, a new report said it’s hurting the economy in Kentucky. The report from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said substance use disorder is pulling people out of the workforce at a time when they’re needed most. Get the full[Read More…]
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RECON KY honors 2023 Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame inductees during KY Chamber conference
By Northern Kentucky Tribune Staff RECON KY, a consortium working to promote long-term recovery in Kentucky, honored its 2023 Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame inductees during the Kentucky Chamber’s fifth annual Recovery in the Workplace Conference this week. 2023 Recovery Hall of Fame honorees (Photo from RECON KY • Van Ingram,[Read More…]
Fair chance hiring prioritized at the 2023 Kentucky Chamber Recovery in the Workplace Conference
BY: JACQUELINE PITTS The Kentucky business, recovery, and education community gathered to discuss hiring, training, and retaining individuals in recovery from substance use disorder at the Kentucky Chamber’s 5th Annual Recovery in the Workplace Conference on Tuesday. Kicking off the event, Kentucky Chamber Foundation Workforce Center Executive Director LaKisha Miller kicked off[Read More…]
Lexington Addiction Center cuts ribbon on new facility
by: Josh Shortt LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Those looking for a long-term aftercare program for addiction recovery will soon have a new resource in Lexington. Staff from the Lexington Addiction Center were joined by members of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce to cut the ribbon on the new Lexington facility at[Read More…]
Kentucky to receive more than $842M from opioid lawsuit settlements
By Laurel Deppen – Reporter, Louisville Business First Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed two emergency regulations to direct money from opioid lawsuit settlements into Kentucky communities — which now amounts to more than $842 million. In a video posted to the governor’s social media page last week, Beshear said the money would[Read More…]
Employers must be prepared to address recovery and substance use disorder
Employment, assistance, wrap-around services and trainings were just some of the topics that leaders from across the state discussed at the Kentucky Chamber’s 3rd Annual Recovery Conference in Lexington. RECON Kentucky also announced the inaugural inductees to the Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame. U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers and The Healing[Read More…]
U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers and Jay Davidson of The Healing Place Honored as Inaugural Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame Inductees
Lexington, Ky. (June 29, 2021) – RECON KY, a consortium working to promote long-term recovery in Kentucky, announced today U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) and Jay Davidson, co-founder and executive chairman of The Healing Place, as the inaugural inductees of the Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame. The Kentucky Recovery of Hall of[Read More…]
3rd Annual Kentucky Recovery in the Workplace Conference
The conference will address addiction and recovery in the workplace, its impact on the workforce, and how the business community should respond.
In Focus: Kentucky Chamber on Push to Establish ‘Recovery Ready Communities Across the Commonwealth
A new bill making its way through the General Assembly is aimed at making Kentucky communities “Recovery Ready” — and it already has the support of some of the state’s leading treatment providers and recovery advocates, including the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The legislation, House Bill 7, is sponsored by[Read More…]