Optimizing the health and wellbeing of all people in Indiana through mental health leadership, collaboration & advocacy
INDIANA COUNCIL LEGISLATOR OF YEAR AND SAGAMORE AWARD WINNER
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (MAY 12, 2023) – The Indiana Council for Community Mental Health Centers is proud to present our Legislator of Year award winners, Mental Health Advocate of Indiana award winner, along with our Sagamore of the Wabash award recipient. Read full Article
A Plan for Indiana to Expand the Use of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Submitted to the State of Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction with the Support of National Council for Mental Wellbeing CCBHC Success Center.
House Bill 1222 directed the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) under the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to develop a plan to expand the use of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in Indiana.
Kalen Jackson: How do we fix Indiana’s behavioral health system?
A little more than two years ago, our familylaunched Kicking The Stigma, a local andnational effort to raise awareness about mental health and remove the stigmaassociated with mental illnesses. Since then,we have launched a national awarenesscampaign, created a grant program to helpbolster organizations engaged in this important work and highlighted mental health at Colts games in 2021and 2022. Since late 2020, Kicking The Stigma has committed more than $18 million to help address the mental health crisis in Indiana and beyond.
