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Brooklawn Child & Family Services, founded in 1851, is a private, nonprofit Kentucky corporation offering a wide range of residential and community-based treatment programs for children with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Brooklawn also operates an accredited special education school in collaboration with the public school system. Its residential programs serve emotionally and behaviorally troubled boys between 6- to 18-years of age. The center also provides case management, out-patient therapy and in-home support services to children of all ages and their families. Its staff includes board-certified psychiatrists, clinical social workers, an art therapist, psychological associates, marriage and family therapists, nurses, special education teachers, recreation leaders, a chaplain and child care staff. Brooklawn Child & Family Services is approved by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, and is located in Louisville, Ky.

Childplace, founded in 1967, is an agency providing services to destitute and abandoned children. It offers domestic and international adoption services, and conducts home studies and post-placement supervisory reports in the states of Kentucky and Indiana. The agency s adoption services include pre- and post-placement counseling, medical and legal services, and housing facilities. It provides pregnancy counseling services to women facing unplanned pregnancies. It additionally offers foster care services, and provides individual and family therapy, group therapy, psychological evaluation, drug and alcohol assessment, and psychiatric support. The agency offers maternity care and transitional living services for teens and young mothers. Its residential treatment program uses specialized therapeutic care to serve children with various types of problems. Childplace is located in Jeffersonville, Ind., and is a member of Kentucky Adoption Coalition and the National Council for Adoption.

Established by law in 1938, Kentucky Teachers Retirement System legally known as Teachers' Retirement System of the state of Kentucky became operational in 1940. The system is classified as an actuarial reserve, joint-contributory system, meaning that contributions of the members and employers and the earnings from its investments are placed in reserve to pay for the system's annuity obligation. Kentucky Teachers Retirement System s membership is mandatory for all persons in eligible agencies occupying positions which require either certification or graduation from a four year college and university as a condition of employment. Agencies eligible for participation in the system include public elementary and secondary schools, regional educational cooperatives, the Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University and the Morehead State University.