IU Health Receives $2 Million Boost For Mental Health

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations A local philanthropist, who has worked as a marriage and family therapist, is donating $2.1 million to Indiana University Health (IU Health) to upgrade the inpatient behavioral health unit and enhance education programs for mental health professionals. Cindy Simon Skjodt's gift, which came through the Methodist Health Foundation, also will lead to the creation of a new Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a Center for Professional Enrichment, which will focus on helping doctors improve their abilities to work in a team setting. Health-care reform has put the spotlight on the importance . . .