Bringing agencies, organizations, and individuals together to improve the System of Care for children, youth, and young adults in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike counties.


Monthly meetings: 2nd Tuesday of Each Month
1-3PM
at the Floyd County Extension Office

Phone: (606) 886-4419

Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-TALK or text HOME to 741741

ABOUT The System of Care

A system of care (SOC) is defined as a spectrum of effective, community-based services and supports for children and transition-age youth with – or at risk of – behavioral health needs or other challenges, and their families. The SOC is: organized into a coordinated network; builds meaningful partnerships with families and youth; and addresses their cultural and linguistic needs in order to help them function better at home, in school, in the community, and throughout life.

The system of care core values guide the development, implementation, expansion, and evaluation of the system of care.


SOC Core Values
While everyone is welcome at HomePlace Clinic, our mission is to improve the health of the underserved and homeless population of Eastern Kentucky. To best serve our mission, several assistance options are available

  • Youth & Family-Driven
  • Culturally and Linguistically-Appropriate
  • Community-Based
  • Trauma-Informed

ABOUT Big Sandy RIAC

WHAT RIACs Do

Meeting monthly, RIAC members and various system of care partners come together, bringing with them  individual perspective and expertise, and work collaboratively to assess needs, address gaps, and develop solutions to identified system-level barriers for children and transition-age youth with or at risk of developing behavioral health needs, and their families.

Member AGENCIES

  • Department for Community Based Services
  • Mountain Comprehensive Care Center
  • Administrative Office of the Courts
  • KY Special Education Cooperatives
  • Parent of a child with behavioral health needs
  • Youth with behavioral health needs
  • Department of Juvenile Justice
  • Local Health Department
  • FRYSC – Family Resource Youth Service Center
  • KY Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

KY System of Care PARTNERS

  • Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists 
  • Community Collaboration for Children
  • Local Colleges
  • Parent Teacher Organizations
  • Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts
  • Mayor/city representatives
  • United Way
  • Big Brother/Big Sister
  • Psychiatric Hospitals
  • Faith-based Organizations
  • Managed Care Organizations
  • Regional Prevention Centers
  • Other organizations supporting children, transition-age youth, and their families

WHY PARTICIPATE in RIAC?


If you are providing services and/or supports to children and transition-age youth with or at risk of developing behavioral health needs and other challenges, you are part of the system of care. When agencies, organizations, and individuals work together to assess needs and seek solutions, the system of care becomes stronger and more effective. When children’s social, emotional, and behavioral needs are met where they live, learn, and play, the whole community benefits.


SAMPLE Activities


RIAC strives to improve the System of Care by:


  • Sharing data to better address and understand racial disparities
  • Participating on FAIR teams to help keep youth out of the court system
  • Brainstorming solutions for youth in crisis with no viable placement options
  • Involving school systems in the process of better meeting children's behavioral health needs
  • Engaging community partners to promote child and family well-being

JOIN Big Sandy RIAC

Call (606) 886-4419

Regional RESOURCE DIRECTORY


DOWNLOAD: Big Sandy Regional Interagency Council strives to bring agencies, organizations, and individuals together to improve the System of Care for children and young adults in the Big Sandy Region. Download our latest Big Sandy Regional Resource Directory here.

Big Sandy RIAC's Mission

Promoting healthy children and transition-age youth across Kentucky: Building a collaborative system of care to promote children’s and transition-age youth’s, social, emotional, and behavioral well-being, where they live, learn, work, and play.

RIAC’s PURPOSE

RIACs (Regional Interagency Councils) operate as the regional locus of accountability for the system of care, providing a structure for coordination, planning, and collaboration of services and supports to children and transition-age youth with or at risk of developing behavioral health needs and other challenges, and their families. This structure builds on existing resources of local public and private agencies and community partners within the community to support sustainable policy, practice and systems change in order to improve services and supports for Kentucky’s children, transition–age youth, and their families.