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The Valparaiso-based nonprofit health center's Mobile Integrated Response Teams help people struggling with substance abuse by connecting them with peer support and resources needed to recover. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts HealthLinc, which operates 14 clinics around Northwest Indiana, said it is responding to a substance abuse surge in Northwest Indiana. Newton County suffers from 38 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people, more than the state average of 34 overdoses per 100,000.
The program partners with police, emergency medical services and community agencies to identify people who need help with substance abuse. It's led by certified peer support professionals who are in recovery themselves and can respond to opioid episodes. HealthLinc has Mobile Integrated Response Teams in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties.
They've helped more than 1,150 people since 2020, it said..
