Ford Mental Health Services PLLC

08/06/2025

📣 Now Accepting New Clients!

Ford Mental Health Services PLLC is offering Counseling Therapy for Children Ages 6–17, with appointments available starting September 1st!

If your child is struggling with emotional, behavioral, or social challenges, we’re here to help with compassionate, professional support.

✅ Accepting most major insurance
💳 Self-pay options available
🚫 Please note: We do not accept Medicaid or similar insurance

📞 Call today to schedule: (606) 432-6957

Spots are limited — schedule early!

05/03/2025

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT FOR KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT 🚨

Ford Mental Health Services, PLLC and the Autism Assessment Center of Kentucky are proud to offer FREE Autism Recognition & Response Training to all Kentucky law enforcement agencies — state or local.

👮‍♂️ Why this matters:
Too often, interactions between law enforcement and individuals with autism turn dangerous due to a lack of understanding. This training helps officers recognize the signs of autism, avoid tragic misunderstandings, and respond with compassion and clarity.

🧠 “If officers don’t understand autism, they may interpret someone’s silence or stimming as resistance — when it’s really just how that person copes with fear or overstimulation.”
— Dr. Leigh Ann Ford

📞 To schedule your agency’s training, call 606-432-6957 today.

This is about protecting lives, preserving dignity, and building safer communities — for everyone.

01/05/2025

Due to the inclement weather conditions, our offices in Hazard and Pikeville will be closed on Monday, January 6. Any appointments will need to be rescheduled.

08/05/2024

FDA ISSUES ANOTHER INFANT FORMULA SAFETY ALERT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert for Crecelac and Farmelac baby formula brands after Cronobacter bacterial contamination was detected in a sample of the powdered formula.
o The FDA investigation was triggered in May after Dairy Manufacturers Inc. initiated a recall due to high levels of potassium and chloride in the formula, which was distributed primarily in Texas.
o The impacted products include:
o Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat-Milk Infant Formula with Iron (0 to 12 months)
o Farmalac BABY Powdered Infant Formula with Iron (0 to 12 months)
o Farmalac BABY Powdered Infant Formula with Iron Low Lactose (0 to 12 months)
o Why It Matters: Previous Cronobacter contamination led to shortages in 2021 and 2022 when Abbott Nutrition halted production. Dairy Manufacturers Inc. does not control as much market share, and major shortages are unlikely at this time. However, an FDA Inspector General report found major deficiencies with FDA inspections of infant formula production and enforcement of standards, and additional

07/31/2024

With its footprint spread across Kentucky, UK HealthCare is taking a big step forward. On Tuesday, community and state leaders cut the ribbon on the first psychiatric emergency unit in Kentucky.

06/29/2024

Internet addiction is the problematic, compulsive use of the Internet that results in significant impairments in an individual’s functioning in various aspects of life, including social, work, and academic arenas.

Internet addiction is becoming a worldwide problem. StudyFinds' Dr. Faith Coleman explains what it's doing to children.

03/19/2024

Our office will be closed until Monday. All locations.

11/23/2023

May your Thanksgiving be bountiful with reasons to be grateful.

11/13/2023

Here comes the sun, through the fall hills of East Kentucky.

07/15/2023

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/life/humankind/2023/07/13/texas-boy-looking-for-friends-neighbor-community-video/70409452007/?fbclid=IwAR1mbaR-Ye8483DDGfEFvyBVBv1JWRZXn58Pmkf1sJ3Ql6n4uTjRwG33Pz0

A video of Shayden Walker telling his neighbor that he needed friends "like really bad" has gone viral. The internet responded with compassion.