Mental Health

Mental Health America of Porter County is joining our community in supporting National Suicide Awareness Month. According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System’s national study in 2011, 15.8% of students had seriously considered...

The prevalence of suicide and its local impact were brought home to Michigan City the week of Sept. 9, as Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City observed National Suicide Week Prevention Week with a number of daily programs, among them the...

Please join our panel of experts for a discussion of prescription drug abuse, substance abuse, suicide, and unintentional suicide on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 6 pm. This discussion will be held at the City of Michigan City Emergency Operations...

Join Porter-Starke Services as local residents read their personal essays written for the community launch of The Inspiration Project! Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 5:30 pm Christ Lutheran Church, 2610 N. Campbell St. Valparaiso, IN What do you...

Mental Health America of Porter County (MHAPC) realizes that the beginning of a new school year can be a stressful time for families. Children have to cope with issues such as new teachers and classmates, bigger classrooms, new routines and more...

Summer is in full swing and Mental Health America of Porter County would like to reach out to all of the adults who are helping the children in their lives grow up healthy. Often times it is easy for adults to recognize a child’s basic physical...

Intriguing research suggests that positive psychology can help you weather the routine ups and downs of life and also build resilience for times of greater difficulty. Here are three ways to capture the benefits of positive psychology. Express...

Porter-Starke Services recently received a grant award from the Indiana Council on Problem Gambling to provide gambling treatment at no cost to the consumer. It is estimated that as many as four percent of gamblers may develop a gambling problem in...

On Tuesday, July 9, Porter-Starke Services will host an informative educational lecture entitled, "Promoting Positive Attachment and Building Resilience to Trauma" from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Porter-Starke Services located at 3176 Lancer Street in...

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County) will sponsor the NAMI Family to Family Education Program specifically for families and friends of a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The 12-session series of classes will start...