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This Indiana Council issue highlights our friends at Regional Health Systems and the incredible work they are doing in Lake County.

Six area and state mental health professionals and politicians gathered Wednesday to discuss the region’s mental health programs and needs.

One in five Americans has experienced mental health issues. That includes 21% of Hoosiers and one in six Americans aged 6-17.

Regional Health Systems and Crossroads Chamber partnered with one another to hold their first-ever Business After Hours event.

Regional Health Systems introduces the mobile health clinic that will bring comprehensive medical care to neighborhoods across Northwest Indiana.

Regional Health Systems makes the life-saving medicine Narcan available to the public for free, for anyone to use. The NaloxBoxes are located outside Regional Health Systems buildings in Merrillville, Hammond and East Chicago. Each box contains free doses of a nasal spray that can be used for emergency treatment during an overdose.

New Beginnings Clubhouse, a mental health service provider of Regional Health Systems, plans to grow at its existing location at 107 W.79th Ave. in Merrillville.

COVID-19 home tests have been flying off store shelves and have become increasingly hard to come by in Northwest Indiana.

Regional Health Systems is rolling out new branding for its longtime partnership with Geminus Corp. in Merrillville and Lake Park Residential Care in Lake Station.

Hope Davidson’s birthday is Friday. Usually, her cousin, who was born two weeks after her, calls her to tease her. This year, she’ll have to tease herself, she said.

Experts say sometimes the first step to having good mental health simply is to talk to someone. Communication often is among the most important factors in beginning a path toward positive well-being.