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

Tonya Johnson cuddled close her 1-month old daughter, McKenzie, after picking her up from her bassinet. McKenzie fussed a little but Johnson, a first time mom, seemed to know instinctively how to soothe her baby by giving her a pacifier while standing in the doorway of the bedroom they share at Emma's House.

Regional Health Systems President and CEO Robert "Bob" Krumwied will retire at the end of the year after a long and distinguished career of community service in the Calumet Region.

Merrillville-based Regional Health Systems has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Krumwied will retire at the end of the year.

The Trauma-Informed Recovery-Oriented System of Care group wants community feedback to see how they can best address needs stemming from the opioid crisis and other addictions.

Jeremy Krsak remembers growing up with Type 1 diabetes, when he and his family would go to the drug store, grab a bottle of insulting out of the refrigerator, bring it to the counter, pay $20 cash and be out the door.

Psychedelic drugs are starting to be used to treat mental health disorders in Northwest Indiana and the country as a whole — and researchers are calling them game-changers for the field of psychiatry.

A federal agency has awarded Indiana $8.4 million to help fight the opioid epidemic by boosting access to substance abuse treatment and mental health services.

A group has formed to solve the opioid crisis in the Region and is asking residents to take part in a survey on the greatest drug treatment needs.

A newspaper review has found that three northwestern Indiana counties have a higher percentage of fatal drunken-driving crashes than the rest of the state and the U.S. because of the region’s heavy traffic, weather and other factors.

Federal road fatality data show that between 2010 and 2014, drunken driving was linked to about 35 percent of the deadly crashes in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

Pain and vulnerability can blind you to the possibility of hope. When you're recovering from a major injury, unrelenting pain and sheer exhaustion can make the world bleak and the path to wellness unclear.