Mental Health

Living within stay-at-home orders during COVID-19 may have tested your mental and emotional well-being in a new way. There are many different ways to cope with COVID-19 and the impact it can take on one’s emotional health may vary. Recognizing...

Everyone can tell a different story about how COVID-19 is impacting their lives. Many fell ill or know someone who did, others lost jobs and are struggling to pay their bills. Many more are simply feeling isolated and even depressed while they do...

As we navigate this unprecedented time as a country and across the globe, finding simple and effective ways to ease our minds may make a big difference. Maybe you know someone who takes five minutes each morning to meditate or finds time...

The advice we’re given on airplanes — to put on your oxygen mask first before trying to help someone else — carries through many aspects of our lives and may even help ground us during difficult times. Simply put, in order to care for those you...

Porter-Starke Services was recently awarded a $3 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA) to expand its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). The grant aims to increase access to...

Porter-Starke Services would like to reassure the community that as an essential service, we will remain open during the stay-at-home order issued by Governor Holcomb. Current clients and those interested in services are welcome to schedule an...

In December, NorthShore Health Centers welcomed veteran psychiatrist Belal Hegazy, M.D., onto their staff, enabling the health system to now offer a fully integrated in-house healthcare approach thanks to Hegazy’s expertise in mental health and...

Eleven-year-old Sean Fleming didn’t hesitate as he waded into the Atlantic Ocean, leaving his worries at shore.  He balanced on his surfboard and stood up beaming, bracing himself against a wave — a courageous feat as a recent cancer...

If you need help looking on the bright side, researchers may have found proof behind the power of positive thinking. Decades of research suggest that seeing the glass “half full” or “half empty” may be an indicator of our chances of living...

Porter-Starke Services, a not-for-profit Community Mental Health Center, will open a new Recovery Center location in partnership with Swanson Center in La Porte County. The new medication-assisted treatment facility, made possible by $488,000 in...