LifeSkills Children’s Services programs offer the widest and most intensive array of services in Southcentral Kentukcy to children, adolescents and their families. With over 60 full time clinical staff, LifeSkills, Children’s services provide outpatient treatment in a variety of settings including office, home, school and daycare. Individuals needing more intense services may receive residential or respite services in settings such as the Children’s Crisis Stabilization Unit or therapeutic foster care homes. The IMPACT program is available exclusively through LifeSkills, and has access to services such as respite, Therapeutic Child Support, and Service Coordination some of which are only available through LifeSkills.

Adult services at LifeSkills are geared toward returning individuals to their highest level of functioning as quickly as possible. For those dealing with less severe mental health issues, counseling is provided by licensed mental health professionals who focus on individualized, strengths-based approaches to coping with life’s problems and developing skills that build resiliency for tomorrow’s challenges. Consumers living with more severe forms of mental illness have access to a wide array of services that help support life in the community and build collaborative plans for recovery from the disabling effects of psychiatric conditions.

The following specialized services are limited to individuals within targeted populations that meet eligibility requirements.

• Targeted Case Management—This service is limited to individuals with severe mental illness who need additional support within the community to access necessary resources such as food, clothing, housing, medical care, and entitlement benefits. Available in all counties.
• Therapeutic Rehabilitation—Day programs are available to eligible consumers with severe mental illness. Participants are engaged in activities designed to improve daily living skills, increase socialization, and improve their understanding of the recovery process. Programs are located in Barren, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, and Warren Counties.
• CARE Program—The Continuous Access Recovery Enhancement program is an intensive outpatient approach designed for consumers who are at high risk for frequent hospitalizations and who fail to benefit from traditional office-based approaches to treatment. A multidisciplinary team provides therapy, case management, peer support, and recovery education to individuals in their preferred environments (e.g. home). Available in Warren County.
• Peer Support Teams—These teams are completely consumer-run and consist of volunteers recovering from mental illness who mentor and support others who are struggling with psychiatric disabilities. Available in Allen, Hart, Monroe and Warren Counties.

"Mental illness can happen to anyone, no matter what age, economic status, or race. At any given time, 25 million Americans, nearly one in five, suffer from a clearly diagnosable mental disorder that interferes with employment, attendance at school, or daily life." --National Association of Mental Health.