Mental Health

The Holiday Season is Here! Are those words warm and joyful for you – or do they press down on you like a 2-ton fruitcake, putting more pressure into your already busy and stressful life? The holidays are often a time of joy, fun, and family...

The death of a someone you love can be overwhelming for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for children and teens who may not have the resources to cope. The Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County and the VNA Phoenix Center have joined...

Porter-Starke Services recently received the State of Indiana’s “Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award” from the American Psychological Association (APA). This award honors organizations, large and small, not for profit and for profit, that...

Largest Fundraiser Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Support and Research Programs During September and October, thousands of Hoosiers joined the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter Walk to End Alzheimer’s in a movement to...

Panel discussion to focus on suicide and trauma in the military The Indiana University Northwest Wellness Team, the Northwest Indiana Suicide Prevention Council and Regional Mental Health Center are sponsoring this year’s “Faces of Suicide”...

Louis C.K. refuses to get his kid a smartphone. The comedian’s recent interview on Late Night with Conan O’Brien has “gone viral.” C.K. believes that while our gadgets have the potential to build community, they also cause problems of...

Research program will award three Indiana students $2,500 The Alzheimer’s Association is launching an Early Investigators Research Program. This program encourages, recognizes and awards promising research projects in basic biomedical,...

Whether from alcohol, gambling, drug, or other addictions, successful recovery is possible. September was National Recovery Month, which celebrates those that have successfully overcome addiction, or mental health issues, to improve their lives. It...

With many affected in some way by Alzheimer’s disease, walkers gathered Sunday afternoon to walk at Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville to support each other and to raise money for research that will hopefully help to end the disease. “This is an...

Local residents read aloud their personal essays of what they believe in for Porter-Starke's "The Inspiration Project", a community-wide launch of the internationally acclaimed program, This I Believe. The Inspiration Project was developed when...