Mental Health America – Wabash Valley Region

“Without mental health there can be no true physical health.”

— Dr. Brock Crisholm, the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Join us in shining a light on mental health and helping to transform care by participating, volunteering, donating, advocating, attending an event and staying informed.

Mental Healthcare Forum White Papers

• 2016 White Paper
• 2018 White Paper

Services

State of Mental Health in America

View the 2020 “State of Mental Health in America” report.
Learn how Indiana ranks in mental health and substance use services.

Make a Difference

MHA's mental health awareness campaign-kickoff featuring the ONE IN FOUR photo exhibit was held on the tenth anniversary of the Joey A. Seaman Memorial Mental Health Library, in the summer of 2015.

MHA's ONE IN FOUR photo exhibit has been traveled to Washington DC as well as displayed in numerous locations throughout our community. The photo exhibit is currently on display in the MHA Community Building.

Events

• Survivors of Suicide Support Group

  Date: January 20, 2020

  Time: 7:00 PM

  Location:

  Lilly Conference Room - MHA
  914 South St.
  Lafayette, IN

  A support group for adults who have lost someone they care about through suicide.

• Grupo De Apoyo: Estrés

  Date: January 22, 2020

  Time: 6:00 PM

  Location:

  Lilly Conference Room - MHA

  914 South St.

  Lafayette, IN

  Este grupo de apoyo está en espera por ahora.

  Grupo de apoyo gratuito para personas que lidian a diario con estrés.

• ASIST

  Date: January 30, 2020

  Time: 8:30 AM

  Location:

  Lilly Conference Room - MHA
  914 South St.

  Lafayette, IN 47901

  Upcoming 2020 ASIST Training:

  Session 1 | Thursday, January 30 | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Part 1

  Session 2 | Friday, January 31 | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Part 2

• Parents of Children with ADD/ADHD

  Date: February 3, 2020

  Time: 7:00 PM

  Location:

  MHA Building 

  914 South Street, Lafayette, IN 

  Parenting is hard! Parenting a child with special needs can bring on more challenges.  This group is geared toward parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with ADD/ADHD who are looking for a safe and supportive environment to discuss those struggles. Meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month, except in July,  at 7pm.  Our group meetings will rotate between open discussions and informative presentations.  

• Survivors of Sexual Assault Support Group

  Date: February 12, 2020

  Time: 6:00 PM

  Location:

  Lilly Conference Room - MHA
  914 South St.
  Lafayette, IN

  A support group for adults who've been sexually assaulted.

What's New

• Local mental health leaders are asking state lawmakers for four things in 2020.

  Date: January 08, 2020

  Author: Micah Upshaw

   A future with better mental health services in Tippecanoe County could be up to the General Assembly session this year. Local mental health leaders are asking state lawmakers for four things in 2020.

• The holidays can be difficult for everyone. Here tips and local Lafayette area resources to help.

  Date: January 06, 2020

  Author: Emily DeLetter

  Calls to the Crisis Center actually increase in January, Waddell-Pyle said, likely due to people facing the reality of a new year, mounting debt, losing hope in the coldest winter months, or leaving from spending time with family during the holiday season.

• 10 New Year’s resolutions to look after your mental health in 2020

  Date: December 30, 2019

  Author: Hattie Gladwell

  Every year, people make New Year’s resolutions, most of which don’t tend to last longer than a couple of months.