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

  • Julie Brooks, B.S.W., Department for Public Health

  • Melissa Goins, L.C.S.W., L.C.A.D.C., Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers

  • Janna Estep Jordan, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky

  • Katherine Jordan, Ph.D., University of Louisville

  • 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

  • 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

  • Connie Gayle White, M.D., Department for Public Health