National mental health advocate to speak at annual luncheon

HOBART | The sixth annual Northwest Indiana Mental Health Awareness Luncheon will take place 11:30 a.m. May 16, at Avalon Manor, 3550 E. U.S. 30. The theme this year is "Solo, But Not Alone."

Edgewater Systems leader helps organization, youth reach place of growth, change

At first, Danita Johnson Hughes was a bit hesitant to take the lead at Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living in Gary.

Actress Patty Duke raises awareness about mental health

Academy Award winning actress Patty Duke greets guests before her keynote speaker presentation Friday for the 10th annual Ambassadors' Ball at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville. The ball benefits Edgewater Systems.

Actress Patty Duke raises awareness about mental health

MERRILLVILLE | Actress Patty Duke has enjoyed a half-century career that's been shared with millions. Duke was in Merrillville on Friday to share her message and personal journey as the 2011 keynote speaker for Edgewater Systems 10th annual Ambassador's Ball at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza.

New team to man Lake Jail mental ward

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council locked three new consultants and 15 county government employees into the county jail's health care system Tuesday.

Sheriff rips Lake jail health care vendors

CROWN POINT | The Lake County sheriff wants a review of the county jail's health care spending to resolve differences in what the public paid and the services vendors provided.

Teen suicide warning signs evolve

MERRILLVILLE | It was after Jordan Burnham's dad showed him the duffel bag of alcohol found in the trunk of Burnham's car that he remembers thinking, "I don't even think my parents want me to be their son."

Jail's medical shake-up continues

CROWN POINT | Lake County Commissioners voted Wednesday to hire a nurse practitioner, a psychiatrist and an interim mental health manager to address continuing substandard care for inmates in the county jail.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Responsibility makes communities, schools succeed

By now, you've heard that students in Northwest Indiana need help. You've heard that several high schools in the region are on academic probation. You even understand that students need much more help than what they receive in school.

Edgewater Systems CEO honored at Statehouse

INDIANAPOLIS | Danita Johnson-Hughes may have accepted the Achievement in Health and Physical Fitness Award from Gov. Mitch Daniels Wednesday at the Statehouse, but she knows she couldn't have done it by herself.