Intersections
Intersections
WFYI News
Chapter 9: 10-96
11 minutes Posted May 9, 2016 at 4:21 pm.
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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 role in lack of care and often those mental illnesses turn into substance abuse issues.