Karen Garrity is the Executive Vice President for Behavioral Health at LifeSkills. LifeSkills is a Community Mental Health Center that spans 18 counties in South Central Kentucky. As an Executive Vice President, she works with agency, community, and state leaders to ensure the availability of a quality behavioral health service array. Additionally, Karen oversees a CCBHC grant and an upcoming CCBHC certification process.
Karen has worked in Community Mental Health for 27 years. She began working in the field, providing therapy to individuals with substance and mental health concerns. As a Clinical Director for Addiction Services, she oversaw the development of a robust treatment system, including expanded residential and transitional housing programming for women and their children. As the Vice President for Behavioral Health, she oversaw day-to-day clinical operations of a 10-county service area.