Connecting Primary Care with Child Psychiatry.

 KY MARK Child Psychiatrists

Our team of dedicated child psychiatrists and care coordinators work collaboratively to provide the best care for children and adolescents in need of mental health support.

Caitlin Briggs, MD

             

Assistant Professor at 

the University of Kentucky 

in the Department of 

Psychiatry, Child and 

Adolescent Psychiatry 

Division. She is

board-certified in Psychiatry 

as well as Child and Adolescent

Psychiatry by the American

Board of Psychiatry and 

Neurology.

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Amy Meadows, MD

         

Triple-boarded pediatrician,

psychiatrist, and child and

adolescent psychiatrist at the

University of Kentucky where she

is the Dr. Laurie L. Humphries

Endowed Chair in Child Psychiatry

and Child Psychiatry Division

Director.

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   Care

   Coordinators

     Our Care Coordinators         are here to help!


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Casey Thornton, CSW


Certified social worker for

eight years, working with

youth aging out of the foster care system. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Master of Social Work in 2024. She serves in the role of Senior Social Worker with UK Healthcare Department of Psychiatry. 

  Ariel King, MA


Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Temple University and a Master of Arts in School Counseling from Spalding University. Her current role is Research Coordinator at Norton Children's Research Institute, where she works on multiple quality improvement and research projects.


 


Janet Green, LCSW


Licensed Clinical Social Worker for three years. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Master of Social Work in 2021. She serves in the role of Social Worker Principal with UK HealthCare Department of Psychiatry.




Program Evaluators

~Abby Hoffman, PhD.


~Melissa Kondor, MS


KY MARK Advisory Board Members


    Ivanora Alexander

    ~Executive Director of the Office for Children

      with Special Health Care Needs


  Brittany A. Barber, M.Ed.

    ~M.Ed. Early Childhood Mental Health

      Program Administrator Department for

      Behavioral Health, Developmental and

      Intellectual Disabilities, BHDID/Frankfort


  Allen J. Brenzel M.D., MBA

    ~Medical Director of the Department for

      Behavioral Health, Developmental and

      Intellectual Disabilities (BHDID)


  Alissa Briggs, PhD, NCSP

    ~Licensed Psychologist


  Caitlin Briggs, MD

    ~University of Kentucky Child Psychiatrist,

      KY MARK Tertiary Center Consultation Team

      for Eastern Kentucky


  Melissa B Dennison, MD

    ~General Pediatrician


  Tim Houchin, MD, MHCDS

    ~Behavioral Health Care Director of Well

      Care Health Plans


   Beth M. Jordan, MS

    ~Manager of the Children’s Behavioral

      Health and Recovery Services Branch



 




Bobbi Lakin, MD

~Family Medicine and Obstetrics,

  St. Elizabeth Center for Family Medicine 


W. David Lohr, MD

 ~University of Louisville Child Psychiatrist,

   KY MARK Tertiary Center Consultation Team Lead       for Western Kentucky


Amy Meadows, MD, MHS, FAAP, FAPA, DFAACAP

~University of Kentucky Child Psychiatrist, 

  KY MARK Tertiary Center Consultation Team Lead      for Eastern Kentucky


Amalia Mendoza

 ~Senior Policy and Program Administrator,

   Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky


Jaime Pittenger Kirtley

 ~University of Kentucky, Pediatric Residency

   Program Director

Mandakini Sadhir MD, FAAP

 ~Chief, Adolescent Medicine,

   University of Kentucky


Judy Ann Theriot, MD, CPE

 ~Medical Director of the Department for

   Medicaid Services