The IUPUI study looked at crime rates in the three years after California passed criminal code reforms similar to those in Indiana.

Kids often go into foster care because of problems at home like addiction, domestic violence, physical abuse, or neglect. They usually carry trauma from these painful experiences. Experts say, it's loving foster parenting that can do the most to help them heal.

A 12-year-old girl with a long history of mental illness is receiving care with the help of a state program called the Children's Mental Health Initiative, but treatment, diagnosis and answers remain elusive.

The Reuben Engagement Center is designed to have 20 beds come from the homeless population and 10 beds come from IMPD, says Alan Witchey, executive director of the Coaltion for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention.

The latest data from Indiana Youth Institute's Kids Count shows kids in Indiana have a higher rate of mental health problems than the national average.

The ACLU of Indiana, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services and Indiana Department of Correction have finally reached an agreement on how to treat mentally ill prisoners, years after a judge attributed a number of suicides to poor treatment in Indiana prisons.

The state is partnering with Community Health Network to develop a neuro-diagnostic institute, which will have 159 beds and the capacity to treat 1,500 patients per year.

The family of a man fatally shot by IMPD officers over the weekend has told police he suffered from a mental illness.

The effort follows up on Donnelly's 2014 legislation that allowed all military members to receive annual mental health screenings.

Three years after losing his job at an Indy TV station, Rick Dawson felt his only option was to take his own life. His wife is telling their story to help others understand the danger of depression that goes untreated.