Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana Mental Health Roundtable to host Mental Health Matters Day at the Indiana State Fair
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 14, 2024) ? In an effort to increase awareness about mental health resources in Indiana and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and addiction, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable will be hosting the second Mental Health Matters Day at the Indiana State Fair on Friday, Aug. 16. Several Indiana organizations that lead initiatives related to mental health and provide mental health services to Hoosiers will be participating in Mental Health Matters Day.?
The first Mental Health Matters Day was held at the 2023 Indiana State Fair where partners engaged with over 10,000 visitors from across the state.?
WHO:
Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
Mental health providers and partners from across Indiana including the Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Riley Children's Health, Purdue University, Mental Health America of Indiana, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, CareSource, Indiana Youth Institute, Community Health Network
WHAT:?
A sponsored day at the Indiana State Fair to increase awareness about mental health resources in Indiana and to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and addiction?
WHEN:
Friday, Aug. 16, 2024
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. ET?
WHERE:
Indiana State Fairgrounds, across from the Harvest Pavilion?
1202 E 38th St.?
Indianapolis, IN 46205
MEDIA NOTE:
Lt. Gov. Crouch will be available for interviews from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Noon to 1 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
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The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Indiana Senate, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, chairs the Indiana Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force & Indiana Roundtable on Mental Health, and oversees four state agencies.
Click here for a high resolution photo of Lt. Gov. Crouch.?
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