The 18 recommendations for the state to consider are divided into three separate categories: mental health, safety equipment and training, and policy.

Known as a psychiatric lockout, a parent brings a child to a hospital and refuses to pick them up. The child then enters foster care, and the state is obligated to pay for their care.

The pilot program, available to officers in the Downtown District, is part of Mayor Joe Hogsett's larger criminal justice reform effort.

Past studies indicate patient and therapist diagnoses of personality disorders do not align. But this new study found different results when patients and providers had the same diagnostic tool.

The city plans to create an Assessment and Intervention Center as part of its Community Justice Campus, expected to open in 2021.

Bloomington psychologist Albert Fink crashed his car in an attempt, he says, to take his own life because of the grief he felt for falsifying mental evaluations.

Indiana has one of the highest teen suicide rates in the country - 1 in 5 Hoosier teens reports seriously considering suicide in the past year.

Experts say tackling mental health concerns early is key in preventing issues in college or adulthood, but families face shortages of mental health resources.

Indiana University's School Mental Health Initiative partnered with the Lutheran Foundation to help schools address students' challenges, including anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

An ISTA statement calls on lawmakers to arm schools with more resources focused on counseling and helping students deal with trauma.