The Pennyroyal Center was founded in 1967, but our roots go much deeper. In the 1940's Hopkinsville businessman Frank Yost and his wife Ruth took a keen interest in improving care for patients at Western State Hospital. Mrs. Yost helped create many new programs at the hospital including a beauty and barber shop and other services.
But they also realized that there was a huge gap in mental health services within their community. In the mid 1950's the Yosts' helped create a community mental health clinic which was featured on a live CBS telecast by Edward R. Murrow.
In the 1960's Kentucky became a leading state in creating a statewide network of community mental health centers. The Pennyroyal Center was a result of those efforts and continues in its mission today of providing and planning for services to help the residents of our region in the areas of mental health, substance abuse and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
We are proud of the quality of services we provide and the professional care given to our clients by our dedicated staff.
The mission of the Pennyroyal Center is to improve the quality of life for the citizens of this region by planning for and providing services for persons with mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities and substance abuse.
