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Haley Miller

Haley Miller is a metro reporter at The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as a freelance journalist. Her connections to Bloomington run deep — not only did she earn her bachelor’s degree in journalism at the Indiana University Media School, but she also attended preschool on IU’s campus. She has worked for the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism and Chalkbeat Indiana. In 2024, Haley and co-writer Christina Avery won first place from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists for excellence in social justice reporting for their article “One Emergency from Catastrophe: Who Struggles with Food Insecurity?,” which was for the series Deep Dive: WFHB & Limestone Post Investigate.

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The licensed mental health professionals on the Social Support Services Team at the Bloomington Police Department say they offer types of help that uniformed police officers aren’t trained to provide. (l-r) Dayona Cunningham, BPD Social Work Intern; Melissa Stone, MSW, LCSW; Mallory Swanson, MSW, LCSW; Pamela Flick, MA, LMHCA. | Limestone Post

Goal of BPD and Social Support Team Is ‘To Help People’ Deep Dive: WFHB & Limestone Post Investigate Police Social Support Services Team

Haley Miller

The Police Social Support Services Team at the Bloomington Police Department has helped thousands of people since 2019. Critics say police and social workers have differing views of justice — criminal versus social — but the team’s licensed mental health professionals say they offer support that uniformed police officers aren’t trained to provide. Click here to read a Deep Dive on social support services.

November 26, 2024

Rick Clayton is a hospice chaplain and the executive director of Harmony Palliative Arts Collective, a nonprofit end-of-life facility planned to open this summer in Brown County, Indiana. | Photo by Alayna Wilkening

Dying Well: Chaplain Offers ‘Perfect Place’ to Have a ‘Good Death’

Haley Miller

Many Hoosiers can’t access comfort care, and so they are less likely to experience a “good death,” writes Haley Miller. As defined, a good death avoids unnecessary suffering, maintains a family presence, manages pain, and upholds the patient’s dignity. A hospice chaplain in Brown County wants to create a place for more good deaths. Read about dying well.

June 5, 2024

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One out of ten Bloomington residents struggles with food insecurity. A patchwork system of food banks, community kitchens, food-assistance programs, and other initiatives helps people get healthful food, but experts say it doesn’t address the root of the problem: poverty. | Photo by Olivia Bianco

‘Patchwork’ of Aid for Food Insecurity Doesn’t Address Its Cause Deep Dive: WFHB & Limestone Post Investigate Food Insecurity, Part 2

Haley Miller and Haley Miller

One out of ten Bloomington residents struggles with food insecurity — having limited or uncertain access to food. A patchwork system of food banks, community kitchens, food-assistance programs, and other initiatives helps people get healthful food, but experts say it doesn’t address the root of the problem: poverty. Read part 2 of our Deep Dive into food insecurity.

March 11, 2024

Parents working multiple jobs, college students struggling financially, elderly veterans with serious health conditions, people living in rural areas with limited food options. … These are just some of the folks who experience food insecurity. The people working to fight hunger in Monroe County say they can’t keep up with the demand. Above, a storage trailer outside of Hoosier Hills Food Bank. | Photo by Olivia Bianco

One Emergency from Catastrophe: Who Struggles with Food Insecurity? Deep Dive: WFHB & Limestone Post Investigate Food Insecurity

Haley Miller and Haley Miller

Parents working multiple jobs, college students struggling financially, elderly veterans with health conditions. These are just some of the folks who experience food insecurity in our community. People working to fight hunger in Monroe County say they can’t keep up with the demand. This first article in a two-part series will look at the problem. Click here for a Deep Dive into food insecurity.