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The mission of MHAM is to improve the quality of life for those living with mental illness & mental health concerns in Michiana through helping to eliminate stigma, build collaboration, and improve access to care.

10/31/2025

🎨 CALLING ALL MICHIANA ARTISTS! 💫

Mental Health Awareness of Michiana (MHAM) is excited to present its second year of a specialized art exhibit, ‘Journey of the Mind through Artistic Visual Expression’, in partnership with the downtown Elkhart Public Library and St. Joe County Public Library, running Feb. 21-March 26, 2026.

This second annual Journey of the Mind exhibit facilitates connection through the healing power of art. This year, we have a traveling exhibit in partnership with the Elkhart Public Library and the St. Joe County Public Library. This event features local professional and amateur artists of all ages and backgrounds who use the creative process as a tool for mental and emotional wellbeing. Journey of the Mind not only exhibits artwork; it also highlights the story behind the art.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
💙 Journey of the Mind through Visual Artistic Expression
📅 Submission Window: December 1, 2025 – January 16, 2026
➡️ https://mhamichiana.org/event/mham-2026-journey-of-the-mind/

Share with your network - we can't wait to see the creativity within the Michiana community! 😁

👐 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

10/29/2025

✨ Join us in November for our specialized training on Trauma-Informed Screening and Assessment.

📆 Friday, Nov. 14th, 2025
⏰ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST
📍 Excel Center, Elkhart, IN (hybrid)
💲 $25 professional / $10 student/public / free for PBCP volunteers
📧 [email protected] for more information

Led by Dr. Taylor Nicoletti (University of Notre Dame), this 2.0 CE training will help professionals:

✔️ Differentiate between screening and assessment
✔️ Reduce the risk of misdiagnosis
✔️ Apply culturally responsive strategies
✔️ Translate findings into treatment and service planning

✅ Register today: bit.ly/MHAM-2025-CE-Trauma-Screening

🫶 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

10/27/2025

💫 Come visit us this Saturday at the Charles Black Community Center during the Pop-Up Pregnancy & Family Village 😊

Sponsored by Beacon Health System and brought to you by the Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame the Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village is a free and convenient “one-stop shop” for new and expecting parents and families. All moms, dads, and families are welcome so we can connect you with resources & screenings.

🫶 We're here to help you take the next steps.
mhamichiana.org | 574-393-8809, ext. 3

10/24/2025

❓ Did you know that for as little as $0.83 per day, you can directly support programming in Michiana?

MHAM always welcomes monthly donors! While we occasionally receive funds from grants and one-time donors, receiving gifts from dedicated monthly donors guarantees that we can make the most of our planned programming - employing staff, creating events that help awareness and access, and supporting free screening and counseling . . . the things that matter most! 🩵

“Our monthly donors are helping MHAM develop a sustainable financial foundation," says Lisa Kelly, MHAM Executive Director. "Their ongoing commitment makes a big impact that allows us to focus more on our mission.”

💫 To learn more about donating to MHAM, visit ➡️ https://mentalhealthawarenessmichiana.givingfuel.com/mham-monthly-giving-program

✨ To see our 2024 Annual Report that showcases our community impact, visit ➡️ https://mhamichiana.org/2024-annual-report/

👐 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

10/23/2025

🎨 CALLING ALL MICHIANA ARTISTS! 💫

Mental Health Awareness of Michiana (MHAM) is excited to present its second year of a specialized art exhibit, ‘Journey of the Mind through Artistic Visual Expression’, in partnership with the downtown Elkhart Public Library and St. Joe County Public Library, running Feb. 21-March 26, 2026.

This second annual Journey of the Mind exhibit facilitates connection through the healing power of art. This year, we have a traveling exhibit in partnership with the Elkhart Public Library and the St. Joe County Public Library. This event features local professional and amateur artists of all ages and backgrounds who use the creative process as a tool for mental and emotional wellbeing. Journey of the Mind not only exhibits artwork; it also highlights the story behind the art.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:

💙 Journey of the Mind through Visual Artistic Expression
📅 Submission Window: December 1, 2025 – January 16, 2026
➡️ https://mhamichiana.org/event/mham-2026-journey-of-the-mind/

Share with your network - we can't wait to see the creativity within the Michiana community! 😁

👐 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

10/22/2025

✨ Meet the MHAM October Volunteer Highlight, Amanda Rhoades!

Amanda is a volunteer clinician within our Pro Bono Counseling Project: "There is strength in numbers; what's a better way to serve, support and give back to our community then joining forces with MHAM and the Pro Bono Counseling Project?"

Read more here: https://mhamichiana.org/october-2025-mental-health-volunteer-highlight/

Interested in joining the PBCP and making a difference in the underserved community? Apply today! https://buff.ly/3pn6rQd

In need of counseling, but not sure you qualify? Apply today and we'll help you get the help you need: https://buff.ly/40QLbFS

🫶 We're here to help you take the next steps.
mhamichiana.org | 574-393-8809, ext. 3

10/20/2025

✨ Thank you Michiana for such insightful discourse at our Fall Summit!

We heard from Jeff Shuck (More for Many); Dr. Elizabeth Bennion (Chancellor's Professor of Political Science and Director of Community Engagement, IUSB); panelists Bonita Shrock (Oaklawn), Stephanie Murphy (SJCPL), Karla 'KJ' Mapes (Real Services), Juan Constantino (La Casa de Amistad); Anna Sawatzky (The Source); Dara Marquez (La Casa de Amistad), and Carl Hetler (City of South Bend) on the different ways that policy and funding shifts are affecting the ability of nonprofit organizations to serve folks in our community as well as steps we can take as a community to collaborate and advocate.

A note from a Summit participant: "I really enjoyed this Summit! I think it was helpful to have so many entities in a shared space to know we aren't alone and that we can lean on each other to make change in the community. We are so wrapped up in our own worlds that it's easy to forget we're all here together."

If you missed the Summit, you can watch a recording on the MHAM YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/MXByEf7Nsfc

👐 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

10/18/2025

❓ Did You Know? Our Project (PBCP) was developed to address the very real need for uninsured and underinsured residents to have access to high quality licensed providers.

Short term therapy is a great service for individual, couples and families with acute problems, such as relationship issues, parenting and family stress, school or work problems, grief, and mild to moderate anxiety.

From a past PBCP client: "(Therapist) was amazing, very helpful, very knowledgeable, and just really helped me look at things in a different light. I was given techniques and things that were very useful. The therapy was extremely helpful. It gave me a release.”

Interested? To learn more about the PBCP, click here: https://mhamichiana.org/pro-bono-counseling-project/

👐 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

10/17/2025

10/16/2025

🩵 Oct. 16th is Global Peer Support Celebration Day 🩵

In behavioral health, a peer typically refers to someone who has personal experience living with a mental health diagnosis and/or substance use disorder. In other words, when we face something difficult, we often turn to people who have been there before. Peer support creates spaces for individuals to feel less alone and learn from others who have faced similar challenges.

Peer supporters help by:

- Offering emotional support rooted in shared lived experience
- Sharing hope by disclosing their personal experiences and recovery journey
- Facilitating support groups
- Advocating for people navigating mental health systems
- Supporting people with the tools to advocate for themselves, including their needs and rights
- Connecting people to resources, needed services, and community
- Sharing self-help tools and education
- Supporting people to set and achieve goals

"Adding Peer Support Services is a game changer for MHAM," says Lisa Kelly, MHAM Executive Director. "Community members who access Peer Support Services know that they are not alone in their struggles. MHAM's addition of Peer Support for pregnant and postpartum women and families provides hope that things will get better"

Learn more here ➡️ https://mhamichiana.org/seek-assistance/

🫶 We’re here to help you take the next steps.
[email protected] | 574.393.8809, x 3

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405 E. Dubail Ave.
South Bend, IN
46613

Telephone

+15742221707

Website

http://mhamichiana.org/

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Mental wellbeing matters/ El bienestar mental importa

Mental wellbeing is a goal everyone can share. Our goal is to promote education on a variety of mental health issues that affect our community. We hope to reduce the stigma some people feel about mental health. We will promote the use of free on line screening tools accessible thru Mental Health America http://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/?ref=MHAMichiana. We also plan to promote resources available in the community as well as identify gaps and barriers that exist for many people wanting to get help.

Everyone’s well being matters. If you are suffering from a mental health issue, you are not alone!

El bienestar mental es un objetivo que todos pueden compartir. Nuestro objetivo es promover la educación en una variedad de problemas de salud mental que afectan a nuestra comunidad. Esperamos reducir el estigma que algunas personas sienten sobre la salud mental. Promoveremos el uso de herramientas gratuitas de detección que son accesibles en línea a través de Mental Health America ttp://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/?ref=MHAMichiana. También planeamos promover los recursos disponibles en la comunidad, así como identificar los obstáculos y las barreras que existen para muchas personas que desean obtener ayuda.

El bienestar de todos es importante. Si padece un problema de salud mental, ¡no está solo!