Indiana University Health in Indianapolis has been gifted $500,000 to bolster its behavioral health resources at its Regional Academic Health Center in Bloomington, Ind., Indiana Daily Student reported March 30.
The new facilities will be named the Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Behavioral Health Center, coined for the two philanthropists who donated the funds. IU Health matched the donation.
Michael McRobbie, PhD, is the former president of Indiana University and Laurie Burns McRobbie is a former adjunct professor at the school.
The funds will support part-time peer counselors and other mental health services aimed at 18- to 34-year-olds. These new services are slated to be available in July.