LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Breaking down barriers and access to care are the goals of a new mental health and addiction recovery facility in Bullitt County.
Local dignitaries in Hillview cut the ribbon on Isaiah House on Tuesday morning. The space is in the center of town in what used to be a Save-A-Lot Food Store.
It has now been converted into a community focused resource center named for Hillview's mayor.
“I am so excited to welcome Isaiah House to the Jim Eadens Resource Center,” Hillview Mayor Jim Eadens said. “I have seen the resources they offer and I truly feel they are making strides against the drug epidemic our society is now plagued with. Through their treatment program, I am hopeful to see lives saved and families changed.”
Eadens family was forever changed earlier this year.
"I lost my son in January to addiction and he fought it for 23 years" Eadens said.
This is the latest addition to the Isaiah House network of mental health and recovery centers and the first one in Bullitt County.
The Center focuses on addiction treatment to help clients maintain sobriety. It plans to serve people from across Kentucky. It will accept Medicaid, commercial insurance and self-pay patients.
Isaiah House CEO Nick Wren said this facility is all about providing access to care.
"We believe that it is important to meet people where they are and to do the work and break down the barriers that exist," Wren said.
Mayor Eadens said before this center the only resource for those dealing with addiction or mental health issues in Hillview was the police department, and now there is a full, 3500 square foot facility chock full of services next door.
The center will offer intensive outpatient and psycho education programs along with case management, peer support and mental health support. Several patients can be seen at one time.
The center will begin welcoming patients later this week.
More than 2,100 Kentucky residents died from a drug overdose in 2022, with 42 lives lost in Bullitt County and 505 lives lost in Jefferson County.
Isaiah House is Kentucky’s largest non-profit addiction treatment organization, which serves 3,500 clients each year at facilities throughout Kentucky.
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