Edgewater Health

Those experiencing a mental health crisis in the Gary area now have a streamlined way to get help.

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson speaks to Edgewater Health representatives about the services and programs offered through their ten locations in Northwest Indiana.

Plans are moving ahead to bring a mobile mental health response initiative to Gary. Under the proposal, a clinician would be available to respond to mental health crises 24 hours a day, without necessarily involving police.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month but unfortunately mental health isn’t talked about much in the African American community. Is stigma keeping African Americans from seeking mental health treatment?

Today: On this “Reporters Roundtable Thursday,” “Times” business reporter Joseph Pete is on “Regionally Speaking” with stories he put out in print and online. “Chesterton Tribune” editor Amy Lavalley talks about her stories in the newspaper and its website. . And Dr. Roland Walker, Edgewater Health CMO and the city of Gary’s Health Commissioner, and Latonya Woodson with Edgewater Health talk about the Feb. 19 “Back On Track” event.