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New program at Adams County Jail helps womens’ mental health

DECATUR, Ind. (WOWO) – The Adams County Jail has put a new program in place that allows incarcerated women support and recovery meeetings after they’re released.

The Journal-Gazette reports Adams Memorial Hospital, Bowen Center, and others are helping to provide mental health support in the new program, called A Better Life-Brianna’s Hope.

The program has nearly 50 chapters across mainly Indiana and Ohio, and its website says it’s helped over 900 participants improve their mental health during and after incarceration.

For more information about A Better Life-Brianna’s Hope, go online to ablbh.org.

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