Former Purdue University president testifies in support of mental health legislation, Senate Bill 1

SB1 would allocate $30 million over the span of two years to help establish new certified community behavioral health clinics across the state, provide crisis response services, including mobile crisis teams, and crisis receiving and stabilization services.

The bill also aims to fund the 988 mental health crisis lifelines.

The bill was authored by State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette), State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso), and State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield).

"I invited President Jischke to testify because I have always found him to be a leading mental health advocate throughout my time in the Indiana Senate," Alting said.