TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A roundtable on mental health was held Thursday at the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce.
Local leaders say the statewide collaboration will enable access to mental health resources in the community. Terre Haute Mayor Sakubun was a co-host of the roundtable and commented on the benefits to public safety.
“We’re actually having conversations, saying, ‘How can we work with individuals, whether they have substance use issues or older adults?’ and saying, ‘We’re here to help. , we have a referral, we can do the job for you.” This is public safety because it prevents you from calling an ambulance a second, third, fourth time. It’s a more aggressive model for people,” Sakubun said.
Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen was also a co-host of the event.
“A few years ago we launched a program called Noble Ax, which identifies at-risk people in the community before they become part of the legal system or the hospital system. , provide the necessary resources,” Jensen explained. “We focus on mental health and preventive care in the community.”
The program is modeled on the success of Noblesville’s Nobleact program and is designed to help with the costs of starting or expanding mobile integrated care programs and mobile crisis management teams in Indiana.
