Gov. Holcomb Announces Options For Hoosiers With Mental Health Issues
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced a partnership between the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction and Mental Health America of Indiana to expand access to trained peer support recovery professionals through the Indiana Recovery Network.
Peer supports are trained professionals with personal experience with mental health or substance use disorder who work alongside and support others with their recovery.
“Now more than ever, these expanded peer recovery options are essential to supporting those experiencing mental health issues and substance use disorders,†Gov. Holcomb said. “I’m thrilled that this partnership will help ensure Hoosiers have access to the resources they need as we live through this historic pandemic.â€
The Indiana Recovery Network is a grassroots network of more than 60 recovery-based organizations that provide peer supports to help people in recovery throughout Indiana.
“Peer supports play a critical role in helping a person sustain their recovery through one-on-one connections and relationships,†said Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Jennifer Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H. “We are thrilled to partner with MHAI to significantly upgrade Indiana’s peer recovery infrastructure to support Hoosiers in recovery.â€
This expansion, which is funded by more than $1 million in grants from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will result in the addition of at least 40 part- and full-time peer recovery specialists at 16 of the recovery-based organizations across Indiana. These 16 organizations and the areas of the state they serve include:
- 1Voice (Southeast)
- Artistic Recovery (Northwest)
- Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition (Central)
- Integrated Wellness (Northwest)
- IU Virtual Recovery Hub (Central)
- Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition (Northeast)
- Minority Recovery Collective Inc. (Central)
- Oaklawn (Northeast)
- PACE Inc. (Central)
- Peace Zone Inc. (Southwest)
- Phoenix Recovery Solutions (Northwest)
- Pick Yourself Up (Northwest)
- Recovery Cafe Indy (Central)
- Scott County T.H.R.I.V.E (Southeast)
- Turning Point Systems of Care (Northeast)
- Wabash Valley Recovery Center (Southwest)
“For people with mental health and substance use disorders, COVID-19 has increased feelings of anxiety and isolation, and has simultaneously limited access to treatment and recovery services,†said Douglas Huntsinger, Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement. “The Indiana Recovery Network’s regional recovery hubs will expand our ability to assist Hoosiers with mental health and substance use disorders, regardless of where someone is in their recovery journey.â€
These peer recovery specialists will be available to individuals across their recovery journey whether the individual has been in recovery for years and needs some extra support, or if they are just getting started on their recovery journey. This funding allows for peer recovery specialists to reach out to multiple community organizations to offer support and resources to the persons in recovery. These organizations include treatment providers, criminal justice partners, syringe service programs and others.
To be connected to a recovery-based organization near you, please visit www.indianarecoverynetwork.org.
Details regarding the expansion were shared at today’s Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse meeting.
Huntsinger also announced the completion of the Next Level Recovery August 2020 Progress Report. The six-page detailed report highlights the steps taken under Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s leadership to prevent more people from becoming dependent on illicit substances, help Hoosiers access treatment and recover from substance use disorder, and reduce the risk of a future crisis of similar magnitude.
The progress report can be accessed at www.in.gov/recovery/993.htm.
Office of Attorney General Collects 180 Pounds Of Medication At Prescription Drug Take-Backs
Attorney General Curtis Hill announced today that nearly 180 pounds of prescription medication were collected at Prescription Drug Take-Backs the office has hosted over the last three weeks.
The attorney general hosted a take-back in Terre Haute on July 17, Lawrenceburg on July 28 and Greenfield on Aug. 3. Dozens of Hoosiers dropped off unwanted or unused medications at these events. About 100 pounds of prescription drugs were dropped off at the Greenfield event, while about 40 pounds were dropped off at both the Terre Haute and Lawrenceburg events.
“We are thankful that dozens of people in the Terre Haute, Lawrenceburg and Greenfield communities took time to drop off medications they no longer wanted or needed so that they could be properly discarded,†Attorney General Hill said. “Improperly disposing of these drugs – or keeping them in your home for longer than they are needed – can lead to negative consequences. Everyone benefits from the responsible decisions these Hoosiers have made.â€
Attorney General Hill extends his gratitude to the following for their assistance with these take-backs: the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office; the Terre Haute Police Department; the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office; the Greenfield Police Department; Western Indiana Recovery Services; Ivy Tech Community College; and Kroger.
Keeping prescription medication in your home for a prolonged period of time can put you and your family at risk. That is why it is very important to safely store prescription drugs and properly dispose of them when they are no longer needed or wanted. You should NOT flush prescription medication down a toilet unless the label or a doctor instructs you to do so, as this could contaminate your local water source.
The attorney general has hosted Prescription Drug Take-Backs in partnership with local law enforcement agencies since the spring of 2018. At these events, we encourage Hoosiers to drop off unwanted or unused prescription medications. The drugs we collect are then given to local law enforcement officials and incinerated.
For more information about the safe disposal and storage of prescription medication, visit bitterpill.in.gov. Please continue to monitor our emails, as well as our social media, for information on future Prescription Drug Take-Backs.
For more information about Prescription Drug Take-Backs, please contact Jordan Hoffman at Jordan.Hoffman@atg.in.gov.
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NCAA II cancels fall championships
NCAA Division II Presidents Council announced the cancellation of the 2020 fall championships that includes the national championships for men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball. The complete release from the NCAA can be found at NCAA.org.
USI and Evansville Sports Corporation were slated to host the NCAA II Cross Country Midwest Regional November 7 and the NCAA II Cross Country Championships November 21 at Angel Mounds in Evansville.
The Great Lakes Valley Conference had proactively postponed the fall league championships for the sports of men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball, which are sponsored by USI, and football on July 27. This fall’s GLVC Cross Country Championships are still scheduled for October 24, while men’s and women’s golf and tennis are still slated to compete in their non-championship segments.
The GLVC set a deadline to make a determination about the winter sports, which affects USI men’s and women’s basketball and track & field October 1.
More information concerning USI Athletics, GLVC championships and NCAA II championships will be released as it becomes available on GoUSIEagles.com.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Stanley Morgan III: Possession of cocaine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Arthur B. Utley II: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor), Improper or no tail or plate light (C infraction)
Luke Anthony Hayden: Robbery (Level 5 Felony), Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Battery on a person less than 14 years old (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Jessy Aron Durham: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)
Jesse G. Jenkins: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)
Ashley Phyliss Drane: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Juan Clay Sexton: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal trespass (Class A misdemeanor)
Rosa Mirian Sola: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony)
Anthony Wayne Persinger: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Jacob Joe Corbitt: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)
Justin Ray Miller: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Chris Wayne Myers: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.08 or more (Level 6 Felony)
Demarco Cortez Brown: Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)
Willie Lee Carter: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the blood (Class C misdemeanor)
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Credit Card Fraud
 These images depict a person who stole a red Chevy Impala from Owensboro Kentucky. The suspect then enters a store and tries using the victim’s credit card to pay for fuel, but the card was denied. The vehicle was later recovered, unoccupied, in a cemetery in Rockport Indiana.
 Anyone with information on the identity of this person is asked to contact the Evansville Police Departments Auto Theft Unit at 812-436-7967.