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Mental Illness – UniteIndy.org

WebEMS reports that 14% of all runs for mental illness occur within 8 square miles, where poverty is concentrated throughout Indianapolis. More than 32% of Marion …

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Expanding Psychiatric Care – UniteIndy.org

WebOver the last five decades, allegations of abuse combined with the reality of funding shortages caused the closings of mental hospitals here and across the country. …

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Hunger – UniteIndy.org

WebHunger. Based on their family income, more than 75% of the 30,000 students in Indianapolis Public Schools qualified for free meals. According to the National …

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Issues – UniteIndy.org

WebMental Illness. EMS reports that 14% of all runs for mental illness occur within 8 square miles, where poverty is concentrated throughout Indianapolis. More than …

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The Starfish – UniteIndy.org

WebThe Starfish. Posted on February 5, 2021 by Nancy Cotterill. Years ago Jim and I wrote a book on generosity. It began with the classic Starfish Story. You know the …

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More God, Less Crime – UniteIndy.org

WebAs Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a $166.5 million anti-violence plan that focuses heavily on public safety, I was beginning to read a book by criminologist Byron …

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NEWS: Faith in action: Faith-based initiatives seek solutions, …

WebIndianapolis Recorder. If your next-door neighbor’s house caught on fire, would you be concerned? Pastor John Girton of Christ Missionary Baptist Church is …

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Substance Abuse – UniteIndy.org

WebSubstance Abuse. According to Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University’s “Report of the Toll of Opioid Use in Indiana and Marion County”, in …

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Amended Recidivism Rates & The High Cost of Prison’s Revolving …

WebA few years ago, I put together a recidivism map that showed re-incarceration rates in Indiana counties were between 30 and 50 percent, using source data from the …

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Quote of the Month: June 2023 – UniteIndy.org

WebPrisons are woefully ill-equipped for their current role as the nation’s primary mental health facilities” ―Jamie Fellner. Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the United …

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Praying for Mo’Nesha – UniteIndy.org

Web“The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Mo’Nesha McKinley,” said the police report. She was found dead on the city’s near-east side just after noon one day …

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Why Youth Suicide Is Up 15 Percent – UniteIndy.org

WebLast month a 13-year old Covington, Indiana boy killed himself. His passion was baseball. He had a batting average of around .400 last season, and on the Saturday …

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Unemployment – UniteIndy.org

WebUNITE INDY’s 2018 report, Indy’s Urban Employment Crisis, showed a strong correlation in many neighborhoods between double-digit unemployment, large numbers …

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Invest your Time where you can Make the Most Difference in …

Webrelating the current status of Poverty, Homelessness, Unemployment, Re-Entry, Education, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Hunger and other issues plaguing those in need in our …

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Social Media & the Rise in Youth Homicide – UniteIndy.org

WebPolice investigators here and across the country are concerned about the growing ties between social media and youth homicides. Just connect the dots. In many …

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The Recidivism Yardstick – UniteIndy.org

WebAcross the United States, approximately 1.22 million people are incarcerated in state and federal facilities. This does not include the 3000+ county jails in the U.S. that …

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Second Chance – UniteIndy.org

WebSecond Chance. Each year 12,000 men and women with felony records are released back into Marion County: Almost 2,900 from Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC), Just …

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Quote of the Month: November 2020 – UniteIndy.org

WebWhen you attack poverty you attack racism; when you just attack racism, you’re still stuck with poverty.” -Greg Enas Greg Enas is no stranger to the effort of …

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