Partnership for a Resilient Kentucky (PaRK) is a network of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting positive childhood experiences and resilience across the lifespan and addressing the impact of adversity and trauma on individuals, families, and communities. PaRK will develop a sustainable path to disseminate and support integration of science and best practices across all areas of health, education, and human services, to enhance prevention of adversity and trauma, and build resilience and well-being for youth and their families and communities across the commonwealth.
PaRK Advisory Group:
Ivanora Alexander, Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Henrietta Bada, M.D., M.P.H., Department for Public Health
Brittany Barber, M.Ed., Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Joseph Bargione, Ph.D., Bounce Coalition
Allen Brenzel, M.D., M.B.A., Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Melissa Goins, L.C.S.W., L.C.A.D.C., Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
Sara Early Jenkins, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Katherine Jordan, University of Kentucky Doctoral Student
Kristen Martin, M.S., L.M.F.T., Department for Public Health
Amalia Mendoza, M.P.A., Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Patricia Purcell, M.D., M.B.A., Kentucky Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Jacqueline Richardson, Office of the Secretary, Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Vestena Robbins, Ph.D., Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Miriam Silman, M.S.W., Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Charles Stamper, Ph.D., University of Kentucky 4-H Youth Development
Jim Tackett, Kentucky Department of Education
Jennifer Warren, M.S.S.W., Department for Community Based Services
Connie Gayle White, M.D., Department for Public Health
Amber Woolery, University of Louisville MSW Student
