Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana

Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana Education • Advocacy • Support We envision a community that embraces individuals with mental health challenges, promotes recovery, and fosters wellness.

Stop Su***de is having it's 11th Annual Candlelight Ceremony for Su***de Loss on September 10th at the West Swinney Park...
08/29/2025

Stop Su***de is having it's 11th Annual Candlelight Ceremony for Su***de Loss on September 10th at the West Swinney Park - Pavilion from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. This event is held to remember those lost to su***de and to engage in remembrance activities. This year's event features local speaker and author Leslie Weirich.

08/28/2025

August Mental Health Tip 🌿
Managing expectations is a powerful form of self-care. When we let go of “shoulds” and focus on what’s realistic, we create space for peace, progress, and healthier relationships.

Mental Health America is excited to share its latest report!In 2025, MHA awarded 360 employers with the Bell Seal for Wo...
08/23/2025

Mental Health America is excited to share its latest report!

In 2025, MHA awarded 360 employers with the Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, the nation’s top certification for U.S. employers committed to creating mentally healthy workplaces.

Sourced from this year’s cohort, the report highlights:

1. Leading employers integrate mental health and well-being into their organizational strategy, with 99% of 2025 Bell Seal employers referencing mental health in their strategy.
2. Transparent and accountable communication is key, especially during times of uncertainty. Among Bell Seal employers, 94% have an internal plan to communicate major transitions and their potential impact on employees.
3. Top employers recognize the connection between financial and mental health and provide targeted support to address both. Eighty-three percent of Bell Seal employers offer financial education, planning, and other resources to their employees.
4. Leading employers meet their workforce’s diverse and evolving needs by regularly reviewing, tailoring, and expanding their benefits. Among Bell Seal employers, 79% offer various types of support for employees, ranging from maintaining well-being to addressing serious mental health concerns.
5. Value-driven employers deepen their commitment to a fair and accessible workplace in an increasingly complex work landscape. Ninety-six percent of Bell Seal employers review their hiring practices for fairness for people with mental health or substance use conditions.

View the full article & report here:
https://mhanational.org/bell-seal-for-workplace-mental-health-2025-outcomes/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=0ada1f7e-c0f7-40d8-84d8-f2afae66d5c2

🚨Action Over Silence: End Veteran Su***de has two free trainings coming up - Learn how to identify and help a service me...
08/21/2025

🚨Action Over Silence: End Veteran Su***de has two free trainings coming up -

Learn how to identify and help a service member or veteran thinking of su***de at our SAVE Su***de Prevention Training, August 29th at 9:30-11:30 a.m.

NEW: Learn how to have a collaborative conversation with someone who is feeling overwhelmed about creating time and distance between them and their firearm or excess medication until things improve by attending CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) Training, September 8th, 2:30-4:00pm.

Register in advance. See flyers below and attached.

📣 Calling artists 📣 The seventh-annual Art of Hope Call for Entry is NOW OPEN! What stories of hope will YOU share this ...
08/01/2025

📣 Calling artists 📣 The seventh-annual Art of Hope Call for Entry is NOW OPEN! What stories of hope will YOU share this year?
Art of Hope is an exhibit that highlights local artists' journeys using art as a tool for mental wellness. We are thrilled to be partnering with First Presbyterian Church of Fort Wayne again this year! Interested artists can enter art of any medium during the Call for Entry, which runs May 1 - Aug 31. The Opening Ceremony will be November 14th, and the exhibit runs through January. We welcome artists of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds, and there is no cost to enter.
For more information, including entry guidelines, visit https://mhanortheastindiana.org/artofhope

Alexandria, VA (July 26, 2025) – Mental Health America (MHA) is deeply concerned by the administration’s new executive o...
08/01/2025

Alexandria, VA (July 26, 2025) – Mental Health America (MHA) is deeply concerned by the administration’s new executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which conflates mental illness and homelessness with criminal behavior. This approach not only undermines decades of progress in mental health care and housing policy, it threatens the personal freedom, dignity, and safety of the very people it claims to help.

MHA’s President and CEO, Schroeder Stribling said: “Every person deserves the safety and dignity of a place to live and access to care that supports their long-term well-being. Mental health challenges and homelessness are not criminal issues, they are basic human and public health issues. Having worked in homeless services for two decades, I’ve seen firsthand how people recover and thrive when they have stable housing with strong community support systems. That’s where our focus must be: on efforts to foster stability and improved well-being. This executive order moves us in the wrong direction, relying on outdated ideas of forced institutionalization rather than investing in strategies which are proven effective as long-term solutions.”

Addressing homelessness and its underlying root causes is an urgent public health issue. The order’s emphasis on forced institutionalization, increased surveillance, and the sharing of sensitive health information across federal agencies raises serious concerns. These measures risk deterring people from seeking help, increasing stigma, and causing greater long-term harm to those already vulnerable.

While housing and community-based behavioral health services require investment, institutionalization—whether in jails, prisons, or hospitals—is significantly more expensive and far less effective over time. Research and experience show that early, voluntary intervention, delivered by trained outreach workers and paired with supportive housing, is both a more humane and more cost-effective strategy. There are successful models across the country where this kind of partnership is working, such as in the work done by MHA affiliates across the country.

This harmful shift in policy comes on top of recent bills to drastically cut Medicaid, the backbone of mental health care in America, which funds a quarter of all mental health services and nearly 40% of all substance use treatment. For millions of children, veterans, young adults, and people in recovery, Medicaid is the difference between receiving essential care and falling through the cracks. Deep cuts to Medicaid while criminalizing those in crisis only deepens existing disparities and makes it even more difficult for people to access care, housing, and support before they reach a point of emergency.

Mental illness is not a crime. Homelessness is not a failure of personal responsibility. These are systemic challenges that require systemic solutions like access to affordable housing, early and voluntary mental health care, and sustained investment in community-based solutions.

“At the heart of every effective solution is the simple truth that people need to be met where they are. Responding to mental health challenges and homelessness with criminalization and short term involuntary interventions instead of compassionate and evidence-based care will only deepen the crisis. For both individuals and affected communities, real healing happens when we invest in people’s long-term healing and well-being, offering stable housing access to care rooted in respect and dignity for all,” Stribling said.

About Mental Health America

Mental Health America is the nation’s leading community-driven nonprofit dedicated to promotion of mental health, well-being, and prevention. Mental Health America’s work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of whole person health, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; and integrated care, services and supports for those who need them. Learn more at mhanational.org.

Media contact: media@mhanational.org

07/24/2025

July Mental Health Tip:
Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness — it’s a sign of strength. Whether you're navigating stress, grief, anxiety, or just the weight of everyday life... reaching out to someone can make all the difference. None of us were meant to carry it all alone. You are worthy of support, and help is always within reach. 💛

As students head back to school, MHA is here to support your outreach with materials designed to meet the moment and bey...
07/22/2025

As students head back to school, MHA is here to support your outreach with materials designed to meet the moment and beyond.

We’ve launched a new Back to School with Mental Health in Mind webpage linked below! This page directs students and caregivers to articles about common issues and concerns that arise as a new school year begins.

We've also created printable handouts about depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma, and su***de prevention that you can share with your community.

https://mhanational.org/back-to-school-with-mental-health-in-mind/

SAVE THE DATE‼️ The 15th annual Guardianship Forum is coming up on September 30th 2025 6-8pm. Details in the flyer below...
07/17/2025

SAVE THE DATE‼️ The 15th annual Guardianship Forum is coming up on September 30th 2025 6-8pm. Details in the flyer below! In-person and Zoom attendance options are available.

07/07/2025

You are not your mistakes. You are not your setbacks. You are growing, evolving, and becoming — and that process gets messy sometimes. It's a beautiful part of being human 🩵

Congrats to Danielle Shafer - our giveaway winner of mentally-supportive prizes from local businesses in honor of Mental...
06/01/2025

Congrats to Danielle Shafer - our giveaway winner of mentally-supportive prizes from local businesses in honor of Mental Health Awareness month!! 🥳

Happy Pride Month from us at MHA of Northeast Indiana! 🏳️‍🌈 Pride is a time to celebrate identity and the strength to li...
06/01/2025

Happy Pride Month from us at MHA of Northeast Indiana! 🏳️‍🌈 Pride is a time to celebrate identity and the strength to live openly and authentically, even when the world doesn’t always make it easy. We hope those coming to terms with their identity or living in unsupportive environments find these resources helpful in pursuing a life of well-being and resilience.

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