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 2019 “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

• QPR - Suicide Prevention Certification Training

  Date: July 16, 2019

  Time: 2:00 PM

  Location:

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

  Learn the warning signs and risk factors of suicidal behaviors and how to help someone who may be feeling suicidal.

• Mental Health First Aid

  Date: September 20, 2019

  Time: 8:00 AM

  Location:

  Lilly Conference Room
  914 South Street
  Lafayette, IN 47901

  An 8-hour interactive training course for adults that teaches signs and symptoms of prevalent mental illnesses and a 5-step action plan to assist someone in need.

What's New

• Looking to volunteer this summer? Here are 5 tips for getting the whole family involved

  Date: June 13, 2019

  Author: Laura Buddenberg

  Vacations and sporting events are great but they aren't the only way to spend quality time together. Volunteering as a family also is a wonderful way to have fun and enjoy each other’s company, all while making your community a kinder, better place. Here are some tips for summer volunteering:

• Should You Let Your Boss Know When You're Struggling With A Mental Health Issue?

  Date: June 12, 2019

  Author: Bryan Robinson

  It’s Risky Business

  Under what conditions is it wise or unwise to disclose personal information when you’re facing a difficult mental health challenge?

• Teaching Your Children to Be Mentally Healthy and Happy

  Date: June 12, 2019

  Author: Nancy Buck

  What's called emotional regulation refers to the process by which a person recognizes their emotional upset and can satisfy their emotional need without having to upset others. Parents who never allow kids to become self-aware of uncomfortable emotional feelings or to learn how to comfort and help themselves, instead always doing this for them, interfere with their need to learn how to regulate their own emotions.

  Emotional regulation is key to good mental health and lifelong happiness