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Regional Health Systems makes the life-saving medicine Narcan available to the public for free, for anyone to use. The NaloxBoxes are located outside Regional Health Systems buildings in Merrillville, Hammond and East Chicago. Each box contains free doses of a nasal spray that can be used for emergency treatment during an overdose.

New Beginnings Clubhouse, a mental health service provider of Regional Health Systems, plans to grow at its existing location at 107 W.79th Ave. in Merrillville.

COVID-19 home tests have been flying off store shelves and have become increasingly hard to come by in Northwest Indiana.

Regional Health Systems is rolling out new branding for its longtime partnership with Geminus Corp. in Merrillville and Lake Park Residential Care in Lake Station.

Hope Davidson’s birthday is Friday. Usually, her cousin, who was born two weeks after her, calls her to tease her. This year, she’ll have to tease herself, she said.

Experts say sometimes the first step to having good mental health simply is to talk to someone. Communication often is among the most important factors in beginning a path toward positive well-being.

New psychiatry residency program launching at Indiana University Northwest will train new psychiatrists to better care for people with mental illness and will accept four residents per year.

A new partnership with IU School of Medicine is seeking to bring greater access to psychiatric care in Northwest Indiana.

Since Regional Health Systems began giving flu shots a few weeks ago, Dr. Rujuta Gandhi said they have seen more demand for them than in previous years.

Leaders help communities cope with cancellations, find alternatives to bringing people together.

The East Chicago Police Department organized a Salute to Health Care Workers procession for St. Catherine Hospital and five other health care locations in East Chicago on Thursday.

Anxiety and fears about health, jobs, finances and the future are the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, local mental health officials say.