Mental Health

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...

Porter-Starke Services will host Dan Gediman, Executive Producer of the international radio, web and book series, This I Believe for a free-community wide event at Valparaiso University’s Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from...

The Family & Youth Services Bureau presents a Family Life Workshop: Youth Suicide- Prevention and Education Tuesday, May 21, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, at the Family & Youth Services Bureau, 253 W Lincolnway in Valparaiso. Develop understanding of the...

Mental Health America of Porter County is launching a new support group for family members and friends of individuals who are living with a mental illness. TLC is an open, peer to peer support group that provides a safe, stigma free environment where...