COVID created a ‘mental health tsunami’

  “DEMAND FOR SERVICES TRIPLED”That is what Catholic Charities Bloomington (CCB) Clinical Director O’Connell Case, LCSW, told BHF in November as the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a surge in caseloads for their staff therapists. “Many of the callers were people...

Vaccine updates: numbers, clinics, & scams

VACCINATION NUMBERS AND VACCINE CLINIC OPENINGSIU Health South Central Region reported they have administered over 55,000 vaccines between their Bloomington and Paoli locations. Over one million Hoosiers across the state have been fully vaccinated, with 1.7 million...

BHF Board Member Dr. Drew Watters discusses pandemic toll

WFIU/WTIU recently featured BHF Board Member and IU Health Bloomington Hospital ER Physician Drew Watters, MD as he spoke about the toll the pandemic has taken on healthcare staff in the past year. BHF would like to thank all frontline workers, including Dr. Watters,...