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Public Editor: Women journalists – worldwide and here at home – face outsized online attacks
Indianapolis journalists tell of enduring online trolls because of their reporting
Grant funds mental health training for Indiana librarians
Indiana librarians will receive mental health training through a $50,000 grant, making libraries a go-to resource for mental health support.
Indy residents gear up for the national ‘Veteran Olympics’
15 Hoosiers will go toe-to-toe with veterans nationwide June 27-July 2 in Tampa.
Get free mental health first aid training — and a $50 gift card
The May 14 and May 16 sessions will teach you how to recognize and respond to crises.
Grieving children, young adults find solace at Brooke’s Place
The nonprofit, which is expanding to the south side, allows youth to play games, release frustration and build community.
This workshop series invited people to ‘unmask’ through art therapy
Participants designed masks for self-expression. You can see them on April 4.
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Health care access
‘Sicker and poorer’: Hoosiers brace for higher ACA health plan premiums
Congress has not extended subsidies for marketplace insurance plans.
Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid could impact free school meals at high-poverty schools
Schools where at least 25% of students are enrolled in programs like SNAP are eligible to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students without income verification or individual household applications.
Indiana expects to receive $1B for rural health. Hospitals say it’s only a ‘Band-Aid’
The funding will bolster programs, but cash-strapped rural health facilities can’t use it to make up for losses.
Planned Parenthood decries block on Indiana Medicaid funding despite end of federal ban
The nationwide funding ban that Republicans included in last year’s “big, beautiful” law expired July 4.
Indiana pauses autism therapy provider signups
Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration on Tuesday announced it will pause enrollment of new autism therapy providers for at least six months
Breaking down Indiana’s new restrictions for Medicaid and SNAP
Advocates worry eligible people will be kicked off assistance or avoid applying.
Hoosiers get extra time to choose new Medicaid plans
Indiana health officials are extending open enrollment for two Medicaid programs — ahead of the state’s phaseout of MDwise.
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More Health news
Cyclosporiasis outbreak: 28 cases of ‘explosive diarrhea’ in Indianapolis
What you need to know about cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection from contaminated food.
Indiana families dropped from SNAP as state and federal changes collide
New state and federal SNAP changes are taking effect, and Indiana public health officials say they expect it will cause more Hoosiers to lose benefits.
Uninsured or need low-cost healthcare? Use these Indy clinics.
Federally Qualified Health Centers treat patients regardless of their ability to pay.
IU medical students provide free healthcare at this eastside clinic
The IU Student Outreach Clinic serves uninsured and underserved Indianapolis residents.
‘They failed her’: Indy’s hospital to jail pipeline
From 2020 to 2025, Eskenazi Health police arrested people every 2 to 3 days — including those with mental illness.
Indy health officials raise alarm over infant sleep TikTok trends
Parents can protect their babies by sleeping separately.
More Hoosiers go uninsured, resulting in higher emergency department usage
Report finds 60,000 fewer Hoosiers signed up for ACA coverage in 2026
‘I have a village’: New moms in Indy get free cash assistance
The city’s BIRTH Fund program is working to lower infant death rates.
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