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Psychedelic drugs are starting to be used to treat mental health disorders in Northwest Indiana and the country as a whole — and researchers are calling them game-changers for the field of psychiatry.

A federal agency has awarded Indiana $8.4 million to help fight the opioid epidemic by boosting access to substance abuse treatment and mental health services.

North Township Trustee Frank J. Mrvan will issue a proclamation celebrating National Health Center Week (NHCW) on August 6th at 11:30 AM at Regional Health Clinic’s North Hammond location (4022 Hohman Ave.).

A group has formed to solve the opioid crisis in the Region and is asking residents to take part in a survey on the greatest drug treatment needs.

Ten bucks says you can get the kids ready for school. Now through August 31, 2019, $10 school and sports physicals are available at Regional Health Clinic.

Regional Mental Health Center launched a new marketing campaign this month for its residential drug treatment program called, Recovery Matters. The marketing campaign centers on two local women, Victoria Charleston-Hanley and Rosemary, and their story of getting clean.

During the month of May, as part of National Mental Health Month, Regional Health Systems brings forth the realities of substance-abuse and recovery.

Geminus Head Start opened a new addition at its St. Mark Early Learning Academy in Gary on Thursday.

A newspaper review has found that three northwestern Indiana counties have a higher percentage of fatal drunken-driving crashes than the rest of the state and the U.S. because of the region’s heavy traffic, weather and other factors.

Federal road fatality data show that between 2010 and 2014, drunken driving was linked to about 35 percent of the deadly crashes in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

Regional Health Clinic, the first federally qualified health center (FQHC) in southern Lake County and the fourth FQHC for Regional Mental Health Center (Regional), celebrated its grand opening in Merrillville on Tuesday, September 19.

Regional Health Clinic celebrates National Health Center Week August 15 - 16 at its Hammond locations with low-cost back-to-school and sports physicals, and free health screenings and haircuts.