mental health

A multi-agency rapid response team has assisted more than 20 children and their families, state officials shared, by “finding an appropriate placement and connecting to needed services, helping to stabilize crisis situations.”

New funding aims to improve access to mental health services at community health clinics in Indiana.

Untreated mental illness cost Indiana more than $4 billion in 2019. Mental health staffing shortages play a role in that, according to Indiana University researchers who published a new guide with recommendations to address the issue.

Indiana launched its 988 suicide and crisis lifeline in 2022.

Additional data shows nearly half of girls in seventh to 12th grade felt sad or hopeless for more than two weeks in 2022, and nearly a quarter said they seriously considered taking their own lives.

It’s been an active extreme weather event season in the Midwest – from heat to flooding to tornadoes. And that’s leaving a trail of damage but also a potentially long-lasting health impact.

Adults with mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during police encounters compared to others without. When these people are in crisis, or need help, who should they turn to?

The program provides funding to establish Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. The model of care is designed to ensure people can quickly access “coordinated comprehensive behavioral health care,” regardless of age, place of residence or ability to pay.

A slate of education bills passed out of the Senate Tuesday after debate and endorsement from lawmakers.

The tool is used to screen patients who are suffering with mental health complications associated with reproductive grief.