Indiana youth mental health crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An urgent need exists to address the mental health crisis among Hoosier youth.
A recent report by Mental Health America of Indiana shows that 66.4% of Hoosier youth with major depressive episodes from 2021 to 2022 did not receive essential care. That statistic placed Indiana as the 42nd-best state in mental health support, signaling a significant service deficit.
Indiana state Sen. J.D. Ford, a Democrat from Indianapolis, hosted a Wednesday roundtable at the Statehouse on the state of mental health among Hoosier youths. Ford says he plans to introduce budget legislation on mental health help for youths during the 2025 General Assembly…