Carter Barrett

Currently @ACLUindiana | Formerly @SideEffectsNews, @wfyinews, @KTOOpubmedia | views are my own | under-caffeinated ☕️ she/her

[ACLU of Indiana @ACLUIndiana]

BREAKING: Today marks a win in the fight to preserve Hoosier’s First Amendment rights online. A judge just blocked a state-imposed mandate requiring websites with “material harmful to minors” to employ invasive age verification systems for all users, including adults.

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

@iuastro Do you have any plans to be open for tonight’s meteor shower?

[Katrina Pross @katrina_pross]

Every year, dozens of kids in Indiana are charged automatically as adults – the vast majority of whom are also children of color.

My latest piece for @WFYINews looks at the impact of locking kids up for decades in adult prison.

https://t.co/mGWllRby3x

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

@lauren_bavis Or the ever-exciting *when* the leaves change.

[Lauren Bavis @lauren_bavis]

Indiana:
- Limits the number of opioid treatment programs that can open
-Limits *where* a program can open
-Makes discontinuation of medicine the goal of treatment

Last year, overdose deaths hit a record high for a second year in a row.

More from @HelloImDarian

[POGO Investigates @POGOinvestigate]

The new national mental health crisis line 988 is expected to be busy. @carter_barrett explained why some states aren’t ready for the call volume. @SideEffectsNews @ctherman

https://t.co/uBYA4pLaJx

[Lee V. Gaines @LeeVGaines]

Excellent reporting by my colleague @Farah_Yousrym. A must read for Indiana residents — and anyone in a state that has a near total abortion ban (or may soon).

[Lee V. Gaines @LeeVGaines]

Indiana has banned abortion.

Reminder: this is a state in which schools are NOT required to teach sex ed.

It’s up to schools to decide how and if to teach it — which means the sex ed kids receive is limited and dependent on where they go to school.

https://t.co/wFzA8lssgK

[Lee V. Gaines @LeeVGaines]

Police: at least 2 people dead, multiple others being treated for injuries at nearby hospitals after Greenwood Park Mall shooting.

There is no immediate public safety concern for residents/visitors in Greenwood on the southside of Indianapolis.

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

@hollyvhays @SideEffectsNews Thank you!!

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

Today is my last day at @SideEffectsNews. It's a decision I've agonized over for a while.

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

@_BrittaniHowell 🥹

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

@emmameg @WFYINews Thank you 💕

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

I must say, the folks at @WFYINews are truly the best. I love them all dearly, and can't thank them enough for their guidance and support❤️

[Carter Barrett @carter_barrett]

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind with stories on @hereandnow, @NPR, and @tradeoffspod. I can't think of a better way to round out my time here.

[Tradeoffs @tradeoffspod]

America's new mental health crisis line, 988, goes live this Saturday.

We asked our friends at @SideEffectsNews to share what's happening on-the-ground ahead of the launch.

Listen: https://t.co/4DLnLY7ccj

and see what they had to say 🧵

[Sozosei Foundation @SozoseiFdn]

988 is almost live. The hotline is supposed to make it easier for people struggling with mental illness to get help fast. While the launch is a moment of hope, there are still many questions.

Our grantee partners @tradeoffspod have the story via @Slate.
https://t.co/Av8rCp5OUX

[Tradeoffs @tradeoffspod]

On July 16th, the nation’s new mental health crisis line — 988 — is going live.

There’s a lot of hope around the new line … and a lot of concerns.

@carter_barrett @natalie_krebs and @CTHerman take us around the country as states prepare to launch 988.

https://t.co/4DLnLY7ccj