The program is designed to fill gaps in mental health crisis response across Indianapolis. It emphasizes reducing police involvement when other teams are available.

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The term “excited delirium” has been used as a diagnosis to describe people who die suddenly in police custody. But physicians and medical boards have long dismissed excited delirium as unscientific, and some argue it’s used by police to justify excessive force.

A team of civilians that responds to mental health calls in Indianapolis will expand to the north side.

Should patient spirituality be considered as a determinant of health? Some public health experts say yes.

A judge rejected motions to dismiss the case over the Indianapolis Police’s killing of Herman Whitfield III in 2022.

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?

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

The Indianapolis City-County Council met on Monday night, and the public had its last chance to comment on the proposed $1.6 billion dollar budget for 2025.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline counselors help people who may be on the cusp of taking their own life. But some counselors say that they’re also facing verbal and sexual abuse from a small fraction of callers.