The Bluegrass Regional Mental Health—Mental Retardation Board, Inc. is one of the largest Community Mental Health Centers in the Nation. We have been providing mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services in the seventeen county Bluegrass Area for over 40 years. Today, our System of Care is comprised of four major corporate entities: Our Community Mental Health Center; Bluegrass Psychiatric Services, which operates Eastern State Hospital; Bluegrass Oakwood; and Bluegrass New Directions which provides administrative support, our electronic health record and specialized software to behavioral healthcare companies.
     The IMPACT of The Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board upon its valued communities is perhaps best measured at the most basic human level – how we have improved the quality of life for an individual by the direct services we provide, or by the agenda we support, the struggles we assume, or the alliances we establish on behalf of those we serve.    
     Mental illness, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and mental retardation present personal obstacles and challenges of an extent that most cannot imagine.  The triumph and achievement associated with recovery, growth, independence and progress form the seed for a life journey toward stability in home, community, family and life.  These are the journeys in which we are blessed to play a part and which reward us most.