Yung Family Foundation invests another $1M in OneQuest Health’s work

The Yung Family Foundation is making a second $1 million investment in OneQuest Health, deepening its multiyear commitment to expand access to behavioral health services across Kentucky and parts of Ohio and Indiana.

The Crestview Hills-based foundation, established in 2019 by Bill Yung and Marty Yung, focuses its grantmaking on health care, education and community initiatives, primarily in Kentucky and Ohio.

That investment comes as OneQuest Health, formerly known as CHNK Behavioral Health, continues scaling its services to meet growing demand. Since 2022, the nonprofit has increased its workforce and clinical capacity by 150%, launched a workforce development partnership with Northern Kentucky University and opened a new outpatient facility in Louisville.

The latest funding will support hiring and retaining clinical staff, including providers delivering integrated physical and mental health care. It builds on a previous $1 million investment that helped strengthen infrastructure, expand digital access and guide workforce strategy.

The gift was announced at OneQuest Health’s “Building Bridges to Better Futures” breakfast fundraiser.

“When you see a team dedicated to delivering integrated, whole-person care to those who need it most, you don’t step back,” said Derek Haught, the foundation’s director. “You lean in.

“This is all the more important when state and federal support is often insufficient or lacking.”

Medicaid reality meets rising demand

OneQuest Health CEO Rick Wurth said philanthropic support is essential as the organization serves a population that largely relies on Medicaid — and that need is only growing.

The urgency is underscored by persistent gaps in mental health care across Kentucky. 

According to OneQuest Health, about 3.4 million residents in the state live in areas with a shortage of providers. In some counties, there is more than one provider for every 4,000 people, compared with a national average of roughly 350 to one, Wurth said.

As a result, OneQuest Health says 54.1% of Kentucky youth with major depression go untreated.

Against that backdrop, OneQuest has had no choice but to scale to meet demand. For fiscal year 2026, the organization is on pace to deliver about 50,000 treatment services, reaching roughly 7,000 clients across its service region.

“We serve a population that relies overwhelmingly on Medicaid, and we are proud to do so—but we cannot pretend that the current reimbursement landscape makes it easy,” Wurth said. “The funding we receive from supporters like the Yung Family Foundation is what allows us to … keep our doors open to the people who need us most.”