"Suicide really is a public health issue." 

It's a development community leaders say is urgently needed as suicides in Louisville have outpaced homicides so far this year.

Mental health experts said several factors may be contributing to the rise in suicides.

The DOJ's findings claim Kentucky is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by how it treats people with serious mental illnesses, specifically in Louisville.

The program will expand its service hours to 24 hours a day, seven days a week in all eight LMPD divisions beginning Monday, July 1, 2024.

A pilot program began in March 2022 to divert calls involving mental health crisis cases to trained operators or counselors.

A year-old program that sends certain 911 calls to non-police response is expanding in Louisville after a successful year. 

The commonwealth just received millions of dollars to help fight the opioid epidemic as part of a multibillion-dollar nationwide opioid settlement.

Seven Counties Services, a community mental health center, answers 988 calls for Louisville and the surrounding area.