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Geminus Head Start opened a new addition at its St. Mark Early Learning Academy in Gary on Thursday.

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.

Regional Health Clinic, the first federally qualified health center (FQHC) in southern Lake County and the fourth FQHC for Regional Mental Health Center (Regional), celebrated its grand opening in Merrillville on Tuesday, September 19.

Regional Health Clinic celebrates National Health Center Week August 15 - 16 at its Hammond locations with low-cost back-to-school and sports physicals, and free health screenings and haircuts.

Regional Mental Health Center recently dedicated its Merrillville Outpatient Services clinic as the Borto Building of Regional Mental Health Center at a ceremony on July 20, 2017.

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.

Lt. B is the last surviving member of his covert Air Force unit. Initially, he was one of three to make it home from a second tour in Iraq in 1993.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is triggered by experiencing a terrifying event or witnessing it. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the trauma.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health care and physical well-being have largely been disconnected in the past.

Former Gary resident Brian Kovach began using drugs at age 11 and took the first of what would be many shots at recovery just two years later.

Regional Mental Health Center's homeless program helps place up to 15 people in apartments in the community and enrolls them in supportive care.