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News

March 17, 2021

Daycare and preschool options for everyone

Parents are always looking for easy ways to find child care information. Winnie is a great website which will help you identify child care options in Lexington and the surrounding cities such as Versailles and Georgetown. This site hosts information on after school care, overnight care, montesorri schools, in-home daycares, drop-in daycare, emergency daycares, Spanish-speaking daycares, weekend daycares and more.

March 04, 2021

It May Be Time to Give Up the Keys

Just because you are a senior does not mean you need to stop driving, but it does mean you need to take extra precautions due to the natural changes in our physical and cognitive abilities.

March 03, 2021

7 suicide myths and facts to know for everyone's safety

Suicide is a large and growing public health problem. In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death. It was responsible for more than 47,000 deaths in 2017, resulting in about one death every 11 minutes. Because this is a growing problem, it's especially important to separate suicide myths from facts. Review these common myths and know the facts so if you're ever in a position to help you can do so.

March 01, 2021

What you need to know about suicide prevention

Suicide is a large and growing public health problem Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It was responsible for more than 47,000 deaths in 2017, resulting in about one death every 11 minutes. Every year, many more people think about or attempt suicide than die by suicide. In 2017, 10.6 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million made a plan, and 1.4 million attempted suicide. Source: CDC