September 17, 2025
Nearly one third of Central Indiana women report depressive symptoms. There are limited places for them to turn
The Women’s Fund of Central Indiana is highlighting data from the Polis Center showing increasing rates of mental distress among women in the region. Data finds roughly one-third of women in central Indiana reported having depression - more than double the rate of men.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2025
Central Indiana children are struggling with obesity. The pandemic made it worse
The Indiana Youth Institute is highlighting the rise of obesity in central Indiana youth.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2025
After years of abuse allegations, Options Behavioral Health is shutting down
The Acadia Healthcare facility has been at the center of several lawsuits and a Mirror Indy investigation.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2025
Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis to receive facility improvements
Indiana's primary Veterans Affairs hospital — the Roudebush Medical Center in Indianapolis — will receive several facility upgrades.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2025
"You can no longer go to the federal government." Former Surgeon General Adams on COVID vaccine guidance
There is growing confusion about who should - and can - get a vaccine for COVID-19 as advice from the federal government conflicts with that of some health experts. Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams worked in the first Trump administration when the COVID vaccine was being developed.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2025
Can you get a COVID-19 vaccine this season? Health experts say federal guidance is causing confusion
Fall is just around the corner, and across the U.S., many will make plans to get their vaccinations against the flu. But new federal guidance is causing confusion about who can receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and whether those vaccines will be widely available.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2025
Columbus Regional Health didn’t know about billboard blaming Trump for hospital’s cost cuts
A billboard in Columbus, funded by the Democratic National Committee, reads “under Trump’s Watch, Columbus Regional Health is cutting medical services." CRH has laid off about 50 people this year including doctors, according to a notice filed with the state.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2025
New treatment facility on Indy's west side aims to help those seeking a sober life
The Marvetta and Anthony Grimes Family Center is a new facility on Indianapolis' west side that provides services to people seeking recovery from drug use.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2025
IN rural care gets federal funding lift
Indiana communities are receiving nearly $3 million in new federal support to help more children, parents and pregnant people enroll in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2025
Advocates hopeful attendant care lawsuit will have broader implications for Indiana families
Two Indiana mothers will continue to be reimbursed by the state for the care they give their medically complex children after a federal appeals court ruling.
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