The path that led Todd Van Buskirk to his position as Director of Integrated Care at Porter-Starke Services started with tragedy, and is now leading into success and happiness. After a tragic event concerning a family member, Van Buskirk found help...
Read MorePorter-Starke Services Receives Accreditation
Porter-Starke Services has been awarded three-year accreditations for its behavioral health services and opioid treatment program by CARF International, an independent, nonprofit organization that surveys health and human service providers for high...
Read MorePorter-Starke Services Hosts 2017 Living, Health, Balance, and Hope Symposium
The 8th Annual Living Health, Balance, and Hope Symposium hosted by Porter-Starke Services took place at Valparaiso University on Thursday, May 25th. The Symposium, breakfast and breakout training sessions served as a robust educational experience on...
Read MoreIndiana Mental Health Centers Aim to Improve Infant Health
Eight community mental health centers are working together to improve infant health in Indiana through their participation in a pilot program aimed at helping women deliver healthy babies. The program, coordinated at a local level by Porter-Starke...
Read MoreThousands Continue Tradition of Kicking Off Thanksgiving with 2016 Valparaiso Turkey Trot
Before the turkey comes out of the oven and the pumpkin pie is devoured, families and friends of Northwest Indiana partake in a Thanksgiving tradition that promotes community-wide health. The 14th annual Turkey Trot, hosted by Porter-Starke Services,...
Read MorePorter-Starke Services’ “Overcoming Adversity Together” Breakfast Raises Awareness for PTSD
Porter-Starke Services' second annual "Overcoming Adversity Together" community conversation featured keynote speaker Edward Tick Ph. D., author of War and the Soul. His book and his Monday morning lecture discuss the ways active-duty transforms a...
Read MoreNWI Innovators of the Month: November 2016
NWI Innovators of the Month highlights work in progress at Indiana’s only water-based institute sponsored by a university, the Water Institute at Purdue University Northwest. Also featured is Porter-Starke Services, Inc., and in its new innovative...
Read MoreFor Porter-Starke Services’ Todd Willis, Helping Others is a Way of Life
Todd Willis began working in the mental health industry to treat the problems most of us are still unwilling to talk about. As Director of Wellness and Education at Porter-Starke Services, it is his job to get out into the community and teach us...
Read MoreCommunity Health Worker Training to be Held in Michigan City
A 5-Day Training Session to become a Community Health Worker/Certified Recovery Specialist will be held from Monday, August 29 through Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Northern Indiana Education Foundation located at 402 Franklin Street in Michigan...
Read MoreDr. Michael Yapko, Ph.D. Talks Mental Health at 2016 Porter-Starke Symposium
Depression is an overwhelming problem to the individual and to our community. It has been called the leading cause of disability throughout the world, a genetic disorder, and a disease. At this year’s Porter-Starke Symposium Dr. Michael D Yapko...
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