Before a walk around campus, Indiana University Northwest Chancellor Arrick Jackson told students and staff that it’s important for the school to help take care of each other.

“Mental health is a crisis,” Jackson said. “Start reaching out for help as soon as you can, and that helps us break the stigma.”

Jackson was one of the speakers before the university’s fourth annual Walk Against Mental Health Stigma on Tuesday. The walk started at the Moraine Student Center and went through campus, including along the sidewalk strip on Broadway.

The IUN Office of Counseling Services helped connect students with services on-campus. Lutheran Church Charities was also present with its K-9 comfort dog ministry.

Dan Fulkerson, who works for the comfort dog ministry, said the organization uses golden r

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