A new service added to the 988 Lifeline will offer suicide prevention and mental health crisis counseling through American Sign Language for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without the need for an interpreter.

Community members criticized the proposed budget for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at a public hearing Wednesday, calling it “excessive.”

Dozens of community members expressed frustration toward law enforcement’s attempts to explain the complex process of what comes after an officer shoots a person.

An IMPD officer shot a man on the northwest side of Indianapolis on Sunday night. The man was reportedly having a mental episode and was threatening family members and officers with a machete.

Indianapolis’ new Clinician-Led Community Response team has been responding to mental health crises since July 1.

Educators across Indiana are planning how to address students mental health and substance abuse when school starts in the fall. A recent collaboration between educators and community groups spread awareness about the need for mental health and substance abuse programming and resources available to schools.

Indiana health leaders have announced more than $76 million in funding to help support mental health and substance use recovery efforts across the state.

A team of Southern Indiana law enforcement and community health leaders are working to implement a mental health court in Clark County a program aimed at helping people get the services and resources they need.

Indiana University recently announced it is using federal grants to help address the shortage of mental health professionals in schools. More than $10 million in grants recently awarded to IU will be used to help train and hire mental health staff in six schools around the state.

Children who experience the death of a loved one can experience a range of health problems. An Indianapolis group is expanding grief support groups to the East Side of the city. They hope to offer children and their families a sense of community during a tough time.