A $250,000 grant has been received by the Fishers Fire & Rescue, along with the Fishers Health Department, from the State of Indiana.  This funds the hiring of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as part of the state’s Health Issues and Challenges program.  The social worker will handle following-up on the Fire Department’s “We Care” program on mental health issues.

“The Fishers Health Department and Fire and Emergency Services partnership, through the support of this grant funding, will serve to fill a gap in care between emergency response and preventative care, said Fishers Public Health Director Monica Heltz in a Fire Department news release. “We anticipate that this program will have a lasting impact on the health and wellness of not just those in need of emergency services, but also, through coordination of resources, to all residents through the preventative focus of this program.”

$35 million in grants were distributed throughout the state.