VALPARAISO | Porter-Starke Services' Lunch & Learn series will feature the lecture "Indiana's Mental Health Transformation" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17 at the United Way of Porter County, 951 Eastport Centre Drive, Valparaiso. Carmen Arlt, Robert Franko and Todd Willis of Porter-Starke Services will be the speakers.

Arlt, recovery center director; Franko, vice president of marketing and development; and Willis, children's services director at Porter-Starke Services, will discuss how the transformation process is assessing the current community mental health delivery model and how improvements in practice can be implemented.

Lunch & Learn events are monthly educational seminars featuring informative and practical mental health and wellness topics. Seminar sites rotate between Valparaiso, Portage and Knox and are open to the general public as well as clinicians and educators. Mental Health America of Porter County offers 1.5 continuing education credits for $5.

There is no charge for the presentation. A boxed lunch can be purchased from Wall Street Café for $6 or participants can bring their own. RSVPs are required for attendance and to place a lunch order. For more information, call (219) 476-4502 or e-mail aroof@porterstarke.org. -- FOR THE TIMES