The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is the largest hotline network in the country. A national study from Trans Lifeline raises concerns about 988’s practices around consent, transparency, safety and the disclosure of emergency intervention data.

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule this week to protect kids from lead paint in homes and child care centers. Kids exposed to lead can have trouble learning, behavioral issues and poor kidney function.

Millions of Americans perceive politics as a significant source of stress. How can people recognize signs of –– what specialists call –– sociopolitical stress? And what steps can they take to deal with it?

A cohort of 16 northwest Indiana residents hope to bring cleaner steel to the Region. This comes as U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs plan to extend the life of their coal-based blast furnaces.

Baxter International, the largest manufacturer of IV fluids nationwide, is still only producing about 60% of its normal supply.

The report is an update on a version from Indiana University’s Fairbanks School of Public Health – released in – as legislators began looking into Indiana’s health care costs. Both reports compile a range of publicly available data on factors that may affect health spending and costs.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s office says that housing instability is a major problem for individuals and families involved with the criminal justice system. A new collaboration between the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and a local Indianapolis homeless center aims to address this.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration implemented a waitlist for certain Medicaid services more than six months ago — and advocates said it’s created a significant barrier to care for medically complex Hoosiers. There are more than 13,000 Hoosiers still waiting for home- and community-based services through Medicaid between two waivers.

Some experts say a second Trump term could mean big cuts to the public health insurance program for low-income individuals.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced it will almost double the number of people it processes off of waitlists for home- and community-based services. But that means a majority of people waiting for slots will still have to wait for months.