Comprehend Inc

About Comprehend Inc

Comprehend, Inc. is a nonprofit community mental health center serving Vanceburg and the wider Buffalo Trace region of northeastern Kentucky, with outpatient offices in Lewis, Mason, Fleming, Robertson, and Bracken Counties. They view chemical dependency as a chronic, progressive disease rather than a moral failing, and they treat substance and opioid use disorders, polysubstance use, and co-occurring mental illness in adults, adolescents, and families. Care starts with a full psychosocial and substance use evaluation, which guides placement in individual counseling, group therapy, or an intensive outpatient program; when someone needs more support, staff arrange a referral to residential treatment. Services are offered on a sliding fee scale, and no one is turned away because they can’t pay.

The REACH Clinic provides medication-assisted treatment with Suboxone, Sublocade, Brixadi, and Vivitrol, along with peer support specialists who draw on their own recovery and case managers who help coordinate community services. The intensive outpatient program, offered in Lewis County, combines education, group therapy, and 12-step meetings to work through denial and address the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual sides of addiction. Specialized tracks include KY-Moms MATR for pregnant women and new mothers, a brief eight-session program for teens facing school or legal trouble, state-certified DUI assessment and education, and services for people involved with drug court, probation, or parole. Telehealth counseling over Zoom is available to new and current clients, and a 24/7 crisis hotline and mobile crisis team offer immediate help in an emergency.