Comment Written By: Amanda Mullins Bear

In 2014, Kentucky passed a juvenile justice bill referred to as “SB 200.” Part of this bill allows communities to reinvest savings from decreasing incarceration rates in favor of community-based programs to improve outcomes for children and families. This comment discusses SB 200 and pushes for more investment in new and innovative youth programs such as equine therapy.

VOLUME 12 - 2019-2020 ISSUE 1

12 Ky. J. Equine, Agric. & Nat. Res. L. 1 (2020).

PLACING OUR WAGER ON EQUINE THERAPY FOR KIDS: UTILIZING KENTUCKY’S SB 200 REINVESTMENT FUNDS ON PROGRAMS THAT WORK

Comment Written By: Amanda Mullins Bear

While Kentucky is known as the “Horse Capital of the World,” the Commonwealth fails to capitalize on the bountiful equine assets to benefit children through equine-assisted therapy. In this comment, Amanda Mullins Bear recommends that Kentucky invest to bring in new and innovative programs for our youth, particularly through equine-assisted therapy.

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