Mental Health

As we navigate this unprecedented time as a country and across the globe, finding simple and effective ways to ease our minds may make a big difference. Maybe you know someone who takes five minutes each morning to meditate or finds time...

Last year, Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) annual Gardens of Remembrance and Renewal event took place on Tuesday, June 4th of 2019. The late afternoon sun shone down on the memorial bricks and benches as families gathered to remember their loved...

The advice we’re given on airplanes — to put on your oxygen mask first before trying to help someone else — carries through many aspects of our lives and may even help ground us during difficult times. Simply put, in order to care for those you...

Porter-Starke Services was recently awarded a $3 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA) to expand its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). The grant aims to increase access to...

Porter-Starke Services would like to reassure the community that as an essential service, we will remain open during the stay-at-home order issued by Governor Holcomb. Current clients and those interested in services are welcome to schedule an...

In December, NorthShore Health Centers welcomed veteran psychiatrist Belal Hegazy, M.D., onto their staff, enabling the health system to now offer a fully integrated in-house healthcare approach thanks to Hegazy’s expertise in mental health and...

The Healthcare Foundation of La Porte Partners in Prevention training event in September 2019 brought 11 schools/school systems together and marked the beginning of a fundamental shift in the way La Porte County approaches substance abuse prevention...

MICHIGAN CITY —Swanson Center announces the appointment of Clay Turner to their Board of Directors. Turner, a longtime resident of LaPorte County, currently serves as the Executive Director for the LaPorte County Solid Waste District. Turner looks...

Eleven-year-old Sean Fleming didn’t hesitate as he waded into the Atlantic Ocean, leaving his worries at shore.  He balanced on his surfboard and stood up beaming, bracing himself against a wave — a courageous feat as a recent cancer...

If you need help looking on the bright side, researchers may have found proof behind the power of positive thinking. Decades of research suggest that seeing the glass “half full” or “half empty” may be an indicator of our chances of living...