Mental Health

Local therapist and author Ruth Fearnow's book on mindfulness offers tips for the practice as a healing modality.

Indiana has been awarded roughly $3.6 million to help support expanded access to mental health and substance abuse services in clinical settings.

The center aims to address the gap between outpatient and inpatient services for someone who is in immediate crisis.

The program runs throughout June and links body movement with mental health.

The move comes with an investment of $45 million in upgrades and renovations to the old campus, once the main Parkview Hospital.

Care farms are agricultural places for people with physical or mental health challenges to process their emotions, while performing farming tasks and working with animals. It’s a popular concept in Europe that hasn’t gained as much traction in the United States yet. But a new national network hopes to change that.

A recent report from the Girl Coalition of Indiana found that in 2022, nearly half of middle and high school girls experienced depression.

Indiana health leaders have announced more than $76 million in funding to help support mental health and substance use recovery efforts across the state.

The 2023 legislative agenda of United Way of Central Indiana – one of the largest community advocacy groups in the state – aligns with some of the top priorities for state lawmakers this year.

Hoosiers having a mental health crisis can call 988 to be connected with a trained specialist. People who need help with behavioral health issues, including substance use, can also receive help.