Since 2023, the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable has sponsored Mental Health Matters Day at the Indiana State Fair, where attendees can participate in conversations and activities focused on mental health and learn about local resources. Through this event, IMHR has been able to reach thousands of Hoosiers and reduce the stigma around mental health.
We’re excited to bring Mental Health Matters Day back to the Indiana State Fair on Friday, August 21. Come check out our space between the Indiana Arts Building and the West Pavilion to learn more about our partners and mental health resources that are available to Hoosiers.
We are located on State Fair Blvd. between the Indiana Arts Building and the West Pavilion. Walk directly north from entrance G1 to find us!
Save $1 off admission by biking and using one of the free secured bicycle racks at the intersection of the Monon Trail and 38th St.
Between access to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline materials on the back of State Fair program to the direct outreach efforts of IMHR, the Lt. Governor’s Office, and strategic partner organizations, over 20,000 State Fair attendees participated in this year’s Mental Health Matters Day.
Partner organizations present at Mental Health Matters Day included the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA), Riley Children’s Health, Purdue University, Mental Health America of Indiana (MHAI), Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Community Fairbanks Recovery Center, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Indiana Youth Institute, CareSource, NAMI Indiana; additional partner organizations— The Indianapolis Colts Kicking The Stigma and the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers—donated giveaways to increase engagement with mental health-related materials and information.
In addition to the extensive outreach to Hoosiers, visitors from other states who stopped by at the booths exhibited gratitude that Indiana led meaningful mental health awareness events and also happily took information about 988 with them to disseminate to their own communities outside of Indiana.
