To calm a rising homicide rate, Indianapolis public safety has been trying a big social experiment: reaching deeper into the city’s most distressed neighborhoods with services like mental health care, food giveaways and school mentoring. Will that strategy reach everyone in those neighborhoods or...
Published 05/17/16
Two stories about mental health, from two different sides. Emergency services -- police, fire, paramedics -- have significantly more interactions with people suffering a mental illness in Indianapolis’ most distressed neighborhoods than the city average. Stigma and economic circumstances play a...
Published 05/09/16