People with mental health issues could be diverted to local treatment facilities instead of jail under legislation headed to the governors desk.

Legislation to boost mental health care services unanimously cleared a House committee Tuesday amid emotional testimony from Hoosiers.

A new exhibit at the Indianapolis Art Center hopes to open more discussion surrounding mental health and the benefits of creative wellness.

The Beloved Community Outreach Center offers free mental health services to the MLK center’s four surrounding neighborhoods: Butler-Tarkington, Meridian Kessler, Crown Hill and Mapleton-Fall Creek.

Advocates said Herman Whitfield III’s death was preventable. His family, community members and experts agree that changes are needed to stop more lives from being lost.

The report also shows high rates of obesity, shortages in child care and an increase in students seriously considering suicide.

The group is among many asking lawmakers to invest in community mental health services and the existing 988 crisis response hotline.

A new research study found people who received enhanced chaplain care experienced a clinically significant decline in anxiety and also reported greater spiritual well-being and satisfaction with spiritual care, compared to people who received usual care from a hospital chaplain.

A day of action at the Statehouse focused on ways to connect Black communities through advocacy with legislators.

Hundreds of Hoosiers rallied at the New Direction Church in Indianapolis Saturday to urge lawmakers to fully fund Senate Bill 1, which would bolster mental health care access and services across the state.