Planning and establishment of the City of Indianapolis’ Mobile Crisis Assistance Team (M-CAT), an integrated first responder model to divert persons with mental illness or evidence of substance use into treatment rather than into the criminal justice system

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Are E-Cigarettes Helpful or Harmful?

Claire Fiddian-Green is the President & CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. E-cigarettes, which came onto the market about a decade ago, have been heralded as a means to assist adult smokers in their attempts to quit smoking. And some high-quality research supports this position: adult smokers who switch from cigarettes or cigars to […]

One Way to Tackle Teacher Shortages in Indiana: Raise Salaries for STEM Teachers

Claire Fiddian-Green is the President & CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. Last week, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce released a report commissioned from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research, which found that students in small school districts have lower academic achievement results than students in larger districts. The study’s authors […]