Office of Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch

#Hoosier #tourism professionals are our greatest resource for telling #Indiana’s story! It was a perfect afternoon honoring the Hanselman family (Hanselman’s Incorporated, #Schnitzelbank Restaurant & Catering, Hampton Inn, Klubhaus61) with the Will Koch Indiana Tourism #Leadership Award and Susie Townsend (Visit Indy) with the Visit Indiana Leadership Award. #HoosierHospitality Awards were awarded to 11 other tourism industry representatives. Congratulations to each of the awardees, and thank you for your #commitment to #welcoming visitors to Indiana! • Joshua Alsip, VP of Regional Engagement, West Central Indiana Partnership • Sarah Arndt-Krank, Receptionist, LAKE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT • Jamye Bley, Flea Market Office Assistant & Information Booth Greeter, SHIPSHEWANA AUCTION, INC & Flea Market • Kym Braine, Guest Services Manager, Beachwalk Vacation Rental • Hafedh Khemir, Shuttle Bus Driver, Indianapolis Airport Authority • Elvia Lopez, Executive Housekeeping Supervisor, Hampton Inn & Suites - Fishers • Amy Morrison, Front Desk Associate, Embassy Suites - South Bend • Margarita Rodriguez, Lead Breakfast Host, Home 2 Suites - Indianapolis South Greenwood • Brenda Sears, Front Desk Associate, Comfort Inn/Sprague - Bartholomew County • Cameron D. Smith, Operations Manager, Hoosier Cupboard Candy and Snacks • Jolene Troyer, Housekeeping Supervisor, Farmstead Inn & Conference Center

Thank you to Bowen Health for hosting a Mental Health Community Conversation in Fort Wayne! I appreciate each of the mental health providers and advocates who came together to discuss how to better approach addiction in our communities and in our court system.

#Indiana is committed to improving the #qualityoflife of #veterans who have answered the call to #protect our #nation, and one way our state does this is through INvets! It was an honor to celebrate the success of INvets in Northwest Indiana which became the home of 23 veterans and their families over the past year thanks to its efforts. I am incredibly grateful to this organization for leading the charge in connecting veterans with #Hoosier #businesses and #communities!

It’s great to welcome back the #bluejackets of National FFA Organization members from across the country to #Indianapolis! #Indiana’s connection to #FFA is deeply rooted in 90 of our 92 counties, so there is no better state to host the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo. Please join me this week in #welcoming the #futureleaders of the country and the #agindustry to our state capitol!

#MentalHealthMonday 🧠💪 At the 2024 Indiana Mental Health Roundtable Summit in collaboration with Riley Children's Health, Dr. Casey Pederson of the Indiana University School of Medicine discussed "Safety Planning: The Critical Skills You Need to Address Suicide Risk". This presentation discussed the critical components of a #safetyplanning intervention, how to conduct a safety planning intervention and appropriate follow-up steps for #youth experiencing #suicidalthoughts. Watch Dr. Pederson's presentation here➡️https://lnkd.in/gJSNUwbm

🎉#Congratulations to the 10 awardees of Building Socially Connected Communities grants from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. These 10 communities and organizations will utilize this funding to combat #isolation and #loneliness by funding projects that #enhance social connections within #communities, with a focus on #Hoosiers living in #rural areas. The awardees are: ➡️Town of Vernon ➡️Town of Hope ➡️Rush County Economic and Community Development Corporation ➡️Merom Camp and Retreat Center ➡️Brown County Art Gallery Foundation ➡️Owen County Community Foundation ➡️Orange County Community Gardens ➡️Thriving Grant County, Thriving Mill Township ➡️Traditional Arts Today ➡️North Daviess Spanish 4

Thank you to Healthy Communities of #ClintonCounty for hosting a meaningful Mental Health Community Conversation earlier this week! It was especially important to hear the perspective of two high school #students who are part of #YouthRISE, a youth-based #communityservice group that builds #responsible and #involved teens. We need to bring together different voices within communities across #Indiana to create #sustainable change for #mentalhealth and #addiction services!

Thank you to St. Joseph County Cares, The SOURCE Elkhart County and Oaklawn Psychiatric Center for hosting an impactful #MentalHealth #Community #Conversation in #SouthBend this morning! Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties are working hard to create #collaborative solutions to the mental health needs of their region on the local level. I also appreciated the representatives from the Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Riley Children's Health for helping lead the conversation on how Indiana can address mental health challenges at the state level.

Happy 100th Birthday, Riley Children's Health! 🎉 Providing the best #healthcare to #Indiana’s #children is something we can all take pride in as #Hoosiers, and no one does it better than #Riley. Here’s to the next #100 years of serving the children and families of Indiana! 

I participated in another powerful Mental Health Community Conversation at the Neighborhood Health Center in Richmond today! The Neighborhood Health Center is looking to improve the way East Central Indiana is responding to residents who are battling opioid addiction and mental health crisis. Thank you to all the community leaders who joined me for this impactful conversation.