Indiana Mental Health Centers Aim to Improve Infant Health

Indiana Mental Health Centers Aim to Improve Infant Health Eight community mental health centers are working together to improve infant health in Indiana through their participation in a pilot program aimed at helping women deliver healthy babies. The program, coordinated at a local level by Porter-Starke...

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Community Care, an Essential Part of Bartholomew Funeral Home

Community Care, an Essential Part of Bartholomew Funeral Home Funeral homes are an important part of any community. It's where loved ones put their trust and care to their loved ones who have passed on. It’s where families, friends, and the community say goodbye to someone they’ve held dear to them for...

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Thousands Continue Tradition of Kicking Off Thanksgiving with 2016 Valparaiso Turkey Trot

Thousands Continue Tradition of Kicking Off Thanksgiving with 2016 Valparaiso Turkey Trot Before the turkey comes out of the oven and the pumpkin pie is devoured, families and friends of Northwest Indiana partake in a Thanksgiving tradition that promotes community-wide health. The 14th annual Turkey Trot, hosted by Porter-Starke Services,...

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Porter-Starke Services’ “Overcoming Adversity Together” Breakfast Raises Awareness for PTSD

Porter-Starke Services’ “Overcoming Adversity Together” Breakfast Raises Awareness for PTSD Porter-Starke Services' second annual "Overcoming Adversity Together" community conversation featured keynote speaker Edward Tick Ph. D., author of War and the Soul. His book and his Monday morning lecture discuss the ways active-duty transforms a...

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For Porter-Starke Services’ Todd Willis, Helping Others is a Way of Life

For Porter-Starke Services’ Todd Willis, Helping Others is a Way of Life Todd Willis began working in the mental health industry to treat the problems most of us are still unwilling to talk about. As Director of Wellness and Education at Porter-Starke Services, it is his job to get out into the community and teach us...

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Community Health Worker Training to be Held in Michigan City

Community Health Worker Training to be Held in Michigan City A 5-Day Training Session to become a Community Health Worker/Certified Recovery Specialist will be held from Monday, August 29 through Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Northern Indiana Education Foundation located at 402 Franklin Street in Michigan...

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Dr. Michael Yapko, Ph.D. Talks Mental Health at 2016 Porter-Starke Symposium

Dr. Michael Yapko, Ph.D. Talks Mental Health at 2016 Porter-Starke Symposium Depression is an overwhelming problem to the individual and to our community. It has been called the leading cause of disability throughout the world, a genetic disorder, and a disease. At this year’s Porter-Starke Symposium Dr. Michael D Yapko...

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Valparaiso Police will be Present Throughout School Zones on Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Valparaiso Police will be Present Throughout School Zones on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 The Valparaiso Police would like to remind all that students return back to school on Wednesday. Motorist should reduce speeds while traveling through school zones and expect additional traffic both vehicle and foot traffic in the areas around all...

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