WFYI education reporter Carter Barrett spoke with Brooke Lawson, the mental health coordinator at HSE schools, about the connect between mental health and school safety.

In recent years Indiana agencies have expanded treatment and recovery services, increased Medicaid coverage and provided school based support.

A new substance abuse prevention program in Indiana aims to address the risk of addiction through personality assessment.

Student government leaders say demand for mental health services is increasing and students now generally must wait weeks to see counselors.

The tool gives officers evidence-based, objective information to help them determine the best course of action.

The three-step training teaches people how to ask the right questions, persuade them to get help and where to refer them to get help.

The whole project, which city officials refer to as a community justice campus, is part of a push for criminal justice reform from Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration.

Art therapy is finding its place in the mental health profession, but most states including Indiana, don't recognize it as its own profession.

The five-year grant for the Indiana Department of Education was awarded through a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration program called Project AWARE.

An estimated 30 percent of emergency responders have a behavioral health condition. That could include anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.