How a Kentucky county uses flowers to fight stigma around mental health

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,482

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Community leaders in Nelson County noticed a pattern lately: Kids were more stressed and they had fewer outlets for building meaningful connections.

Seeking to fill those gaps, they opted Nelson County into a national movement called the Yellow Tulip Project, which helps break the stigma around mental health and gives communities positive outlets as they plant yellow tulips.

Now, roughly a year later, Bardstown social worker Olivia Raley has been named one …

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