This project is improving access to needed mental health and other services such as education, social services, housing, and jobs for severely mentally ill adults in Perry County, Kentucky.
Perry County is located in the mountainous coalfields of southeastern Kentucky.
The population estimate is 31,359. The Hazard Perry County Community Ministries believes the number of severely mentally ill adults in the county is well over the 1,790 adults who have been diagnosed with a major mental disorder. This means three out of four compared with the national figures of one in four. Fifty-eight percent of in this age group suffer from moderate to severe obesity. Pikeville United Methodist Hospital intends to reduce pediatric obesity in its primary service area by using an innovative treatment program.