ARH Psychiatric Center

The Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Psychiatric Center is a one hundred bed, adult, private, nonprofit psychiatric facility dedicated to serving the inpatient mental health needs of adults within a twenty-one county region located in Eastern Kentucky. This facility provides access to a variety of mental health workers, including licensed clinical psychologists, licensed psychological associates, psychiatrists, social workers, occupational and recreational/activity therapists, psychiatric nurses, and case coordinators. Opportunities to interact with family practice physicians, medical residents, pharmacists, clinical dietitians, and other health care workers are also available on a regular basis. The ability to interact with other disciplines and function as part of a multidisciplinary team is critical in this facility, where each team meets frequently to assess patient progress toward treatment goals.

While functioning in the hospital environment, interns gain experience in working with individuals having serious psychiatric disorders. At this facility, interns receive training and experience in clinical interviewing, brief psychological screening, psychological assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, and group therapy. Interns complete potions of this rotation on various units contained within the hospital, including general psychiatry and dual diagnosis. Dependent upon interest and availability, interns may also participate in a number of other activities. These might include supervision of practicum students, (when available), participation in hospital committee meetings, medical center consultation (the ARH Psychiatric Center is adjacent to the ARH Regional Medical Center complex), development of educational/training programs for staff, formulating behavioral modification plans, observing or participating in legal proceedings for involuntary commitments or forced treatment, and/or evaluation of treatment programming. Interns are also provided with the opportunity to observe and participate in competency evaluations for mentally ill persons facing legal charges.

Kentucky River Community Care

Since 1969, KRCC has been addressing health issues by identifying needs, bringing people together, forming community partnerships, identifying resources to fund solutions and seeking changes in the overall health environment. KRCC employs over 450 experienced and caring staff in 45 operating sites across all eight counties.

KRCC provides client centered care designed to ensure that each individual gets the care and attention they need, in a manner that is sensitive to their desires, regardless of ability to pay. Our services include: assessment, referral, individual and group therapy, consultation, education, residential treatment, aftercare and case management. Our services are confidential and our priority is to serve our clients, care for their health and honor their individual rights. Transportation can even be arranged for many of our programs.

We collaborate with local organizations on innovative solutions, to pool our resources to serve the region. Our work often influences local, state and national policy. KRCC is also a significant employer and consistently reinvests in the area through its reliance on local vendors and service providers.

KRCC belongs to and is a part of the community. Our concerns include the social and emotional health of our friends and neighbors. We strengthen the community by connecting people to the services and resources they need to meet their basic needs, including housing, crisis services and health care.

Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., (KRCC) is a private nonprofit Community Mental Health Center dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the people of our region.

Adults and youth seeking counseling or other services should contact the County Clinic closest to you for admissions or appointments:

Personal Care Home
Caney Creek Rehabilitation Center - 606-368-2802

Fees are based on a sliding scale.

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