Mary Claire Molloy
@mcmolloy.bsky.social
Health reporter for Mirror Indy. Words in Washington Post, USA Today.
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Mary Claire Molloy
@mcmolloy.bsky.social
· Dec 12
NEW: Mirror Indy uncovers widespread allegations of sex abuse at Options Behavioral Health Hospital, operated by Acadia Healthcare.
Former employees told me the cases are a symptom of a company culture that places profits over patients🧵
Former employees told me the cases are a symptom of a company culture that places profits over patients🧵
This is Richelle Williams and her three kids. They just went a week without SNAP.
To make it through gov. shutdown, the Indianapolis family stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed.
Dispatches from their dinner table: mirrorindy.org/indiana-snap...
To make it through gov. shutdown, the Indianapolis family stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed.
Dispatches from their dinner table: mirrorindy.org/indiana-snap...
A week without SNAP: How one Indy family made it through
Richelle Williams and her kids stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed.
mirrorindy.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is Richelle Williams and her three kids. They just went a week without SNAP.
To make it through gov. shutdown, the Indianapolis family stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed.
Dispatches from their dinner table: mirrorindy.org/indiana-snap...
To make it through gov. shutdown, the Indianapolis family stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed.
Dispatches from their dinner table: mirrorindy.org/indiana-snap...
In Indy, 100 pregnant women are about to get $20k each over the course of three years.
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Indy is giving 100 moms $20k each to support their birth journeys
Monthly stipends will go to families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
mirrorindy.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In Indy, 100 pregnant women are about to get $20k each over the course of three years.
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
SCOOP: ICE has been quietly using the Indianapolis airport to fly out detainees since early July.
@mirrorindy.org witnessed dozens of people in handcuffs boarding an Oct.24 flight to Alexandria, Louisiana - a major deportation hub.
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@mirrorindy.org witnessed dozens of people in handcuffs boarding an Oct.24 flight to Alexandria, Louisiana - a major deportation hub.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
SCOOP: ICE has been quietly using the Indianapolis airport to fly out detainees since early July.
@mirrorindy.org witnessed dozens of people in handcuffs boarding an Oct.24 flight to Alexandria, Louisiana - a major deportation hub.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
@mirrorindy.org witnessed dozens of people in handcuffs boarding an Oct.24 flight to Alexandria, Louisiana - a major deportation hub.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
300,000 Hoosiers are on Obamacare. Soon, many could be priced out and uninsured.
That’s because Congress, amid a gov. shutdown, hasn’t extended subsidies that help people afford plans. And insurance companies are raising their premiums by 20% next year.
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That’s because Congress, amid a gov. shutdown, hasn’t extended subsidies that help people afford plans. And insurance companies are raising their premiums by 20% next year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Hoosiers brace for soaring health care costs amid government shutdown
Congress has not extended subsidies for marketplace insurance plans.
mirrorindy.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
300,000 Hoosiers are on Obamacare. Soon, many could be priced out and uninsured.
That’s because Congress, amid a gov. shutdown, hasn’t extended subsidies that help people afford plans. And insurance companies are raising their premiums by 20% next year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
That’s because Congress, amid a gov. shutdown, hasn’t extended subsidies that help people afford plans. And insurance companies are raising their premiums by 20% next year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Reposted by Mary Claire Molloy
Reposted by Mary Claire Molloy
After initially proposing a $100,000 budget cut to Indy’s immigrant legal services fund, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration decided to restore the funding.
Mirror Indy’s @mcmolloy.bsky.social first reported the proposed budget cut in August: https://bit.ly/4pEfcmB
Mirror Indy’s @mcmolloy.bsky.social first reported the proposed budget cut in August: https://bit.ly/4pEfcmB
Funding cut to Indy’s immigrant legal defense fund is reversed
Plus: Despite ICE concerns, the sheriff’s budget also passed out of committee.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
After initially proposing a $100,000 budget cut to Indy’s immigrant legal services fund, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration decided to restore the funding.
Mirror Indy’s @mcmolloy.bsky.social first reported the proposed budget cut in August: https://bit.ly/4pEfcmB
Mirror Indy’s @mcmolloy.bsky.social first reported the proposed budget cut in August: https://bit.ly/4pEfcmB
As COVID-19 vaccine recommendations change under RFK Jr.’s leadership, we have a guide for Indiana patients about this year’s shot.
So if you’re wondering who’s eligible and what’s required, check out @mirrorindy.org:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-covi...
So if you’re wondering who’s eligible and what’s required, check out @mirrorindy.org:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-covi...
A guide for getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Indiana
As medical groups protest, new federal recommendations are changing eligibility.
mirrorindy.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As COVID-19 vaccine recommendations change under RFK Jr.’s leadership, we have a guide for Indiana patients about this year’s shot.
So if you’re wondering who’s eligible and what’s required, check out @mirrorindy.org:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-covi...
So if you’re wondering who’s eligible and what’s required, check out @mirrorindy.org:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-covi...
For a year, @mirrorindy.org has investigated abuse allegations at Options Behavioral Health.
Patients held against their will for insurance money. Widespread sex abuse. No 911 call for a hurt child.
Now, the Acadia Healthcare facility is shutting down.
mirrorindy.org/options-beha...
Patients held against their will for insurance money. Widespread sex abuse. No 911 call for a hurt child.
Now, the Acadia Healthcare facility is shutting down.
mirrorindy.org/options-beha...
After years of abuse allegations, Options Behavioral Health is shutting down
The Acadia Healthcare facility has been at the center of several lawsuits and a Mirror Indy investigation.
mirrorindy.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For a year, @mirrorindy.org has investigated abuse allegations at Options Behavioral Health.
Patients held against their will for insurance money. Widespread sex abuse. No 911 call for a hurt child.
Now, the Acadia Healthcare facility is shutting down.
mirrorindy.org/options-beha...
Patients held against their will for insurance money. Widespread sex abuse. No 911 call for a hurt child.
Now, the Acadia Healthcare facility is shutting down.
mirrorindy.org/options-beha...
Last night, Indy Democrats clashed with the sheriff over his decision to house ICE detainees in the local jail.
Yes, those are skeletons you’re seeing.
“We brought the spines because it’s unclear if the sheriff has the ability to stand up for the community,” a protestor said.
Yes, those are skeletons you’re seeing.
“We brought the spines because it’s unclear if the sheriff has the ability to stand up for the community,” a protestor said.
September 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Last night, Indy Democrats clashed with the sheriff over his decision to house ICE detainees in the local jail.
Yes, those are skeletons you’re seeing.
“We brought the spines because it’s unclear if the sheriff has the ability to stand up for the community,” a protestor said.
Yes, those are skeletons you’re seeing.
“We brought the spines because it’s unclear if the sheriff has the ability to stand up for the community,” a protestor said.
Indiana is celebrating its lowest infant mortality rate in history.
But advocates worry the number won’t hold after the state’s massive public health cuts.
In an interview with Mirror Indy, Gov. Mike Braun stopped short of promising to restore the Health First Indiana funding.
But advocates worry the number won’t hold after the state’s massive public health cuts.
In an interview with Mirror Indy, Gov. Mike Braun stopped short of promising to restore the Health First Indiana funding.
July 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Indiana is celebrating its lowest infant mortality rate in history.
But advocates worry the number won’t hold after the state’s massive public health cuts.
In an interview with Mirror Indy, Gov. Mike Braun stopped short of promising to restore the Health First Indiana funding.
But advocates worry the number won’t hold after the state’s massive public health cuts.
In an interview with Mirror Indy, Gov. Mike Braun stopped short of promising to restore the Health First Indiana funding.
This is Jaime Passillas, a high school senior from Indianapolis.
He wants to become a lawyer. When he was 6, his mom brought him here from Mexico.
He was arrested for shoplifting $48.81 at Walmart. He has no prior criminal record.
Trump wants to deport him.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
He wants to become a lawyer. When he was 6, his mom brought him here from Mexico.
He was arrested for shoplifting $48.81 at Walmart. He has no prior criminal record.
Trump wants to deport him.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
The scramble to save an Indy teen from deportation before graduation
The IPS senior spent weeks in ICE detention after shoplifting at Walmart.
mirrorindy.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is Jaime Passillas, a high school senior from Indianapolis.
He wants to become a lawyer. When he was 6, his mom brought him here from Mexico.
He was arrested for shoplifting $48.81 at Walmart. He has no prior criminal record.
Trump wants to deport him.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
He wants to become a lawyer. When he was 6, his mom brought him here from Mexico.
He was arrested for shoplifting $48.81 at Walmart. He has no prior criminal record.
Trump wants to deport him.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
State lawmakers cut public health funding in Indianapolis by 70%.
The money was from Health First Indiana, a bipartisan initiative to improve things like vaccinations and maternal health.
Now, local health depts are losing millions for programs they just started.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-legi...
The money was from Health First Indiana, a bipartisan initiative to improve things like vaccinations and maternal health.
Now, local health depts are losing millions for programs they just started.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-legi...
Indiana made an unprecedented investment in public health. It’s being cut already.
Indy’s department will only get $6 million to improve vaccinations and maternal health — a 70% cut.
mirrorindy.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
State lawmakers cut public health funding in Indianapolis by 70%.
The money was from Health First Indiana, a bipartisan initiative to improve things like vaccinations and maternal health.
Now, local health depts are losing millions for programs they just started.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-legi...
The money was from Health First Indiana, a bipartisan initiative to improve things like vaccinations and maternal health.
Now, local health depts are losing millions for programs they just started.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-legi...
NEW: Trump has promised the “largest deportation program” in U.S. history.
Even Democratic-controlled Indianapolis is playing along.
The local jail has held more than 400 people from 29 countries detained by ICE this year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Even Democratic-controlled Indianapolis is playing along.
The local jail has held more than 400 people from 29 countries detained by ICE this year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
May 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEW: Trump has promised the “largest deportation program” in U.S. history.
Even Democratic-controlled Indianapolis is playing along.
The local jail has held more than 400 people from 29 countries detained by ICE this year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Even Democratic-controlled Indianapolis is playing along.
The local jail has held more than 400 people from 29 countries detained by ICE this year.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Trump has promised the largest deportation in U.S. history.
Here in Indianapolis, we spent time getting to know our Mexican immigrant neighbors — asking them what this moment feels like.
People of all statuses shared their hopes and fears.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Here in Indianapolis, we spent time getting to know our Mexican immigrant neighbors — asking them what this moment feels like.
People of all statuses shared their hopes and fears.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
May 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump has promised the largest deportation in U.S. history.
Here in Indianapolis, we spent time getting to know our Mexican immigrant neighbors — asking them what this moment feels like.
People of all statuses shared their hopes and fears.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Here in Indianapolis, we spent time getting to know our Mexican immigrant neighbors — asking them what this moment feels like.
People of all statuses shared their hopes and fears.
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Big week for Mirror Indy!
“Out of Options,” a series from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social exposing abuse at a local mental health facility won Story of the Year and the top prize in a new investigative category.
Thank you to SPJ Indiana for the honor.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-best...
“Out of Options,” a series from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social exposing abuse at a local mental health facility won Story of the Year and the top prize in a new investigative category.
Thank you to SPJ Indiana for the honor.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-best...
May 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Big week for Mirror Indy!
“Out of Options,” a series from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social exposing abuse at a local mental health facility won Story of the Year and the top prize in a new investigative category.
Thank you to SPJ Indiana for the honor.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-best...
“Out of Options,” a series from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social exposing abuse at a local mental health facility won Story of the Year and the top prize in a new investigative category.
Thank you to SPJ Indiana for the honor.
mirrorindy.org/indiana-best...
Excited to share Mirror Indy has won its first national award!
It’s for Out of Options, an investigation from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social into allegations of sex abuse and patients being held against their will at a local mental health facility.
mirrorindy.org/ahcj-2024-aw...
It’s for Out of Options, an investigation from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social into allegations of sex abuse and patients being held against their will at a local mental health facility.
mirrorindy.org/ahcj-2024-aw...
Mirror Indy recognized for investigative journalism
The newsroom won an investigative award in the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism.
mirrorindy.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Excited to share Mirror Indy has won its first national award!
It’s for Out of Options, an investigation from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social into allegations of sex abuse and patients being held against their will at a local mental health facility.
mirrorindy.org/ahcj-2024-aw...
It’s for Out of Options, an investigation from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social into allegations of sex abuse and patients being held against their will at a local mental health facility.
mirrorindy.org/ahcj-2024-aw...
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"A movement heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz finds an ally in Indiana." mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
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April 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"A movement heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz finds an ally in Indiana." mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
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📷 Richard Sitler
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📷 Richard Sitler
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement has come to Indiana, heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz.
The state may be the first to ban people on SNAP from buying candy and soda. There’s also fights over Medicaid and vaccine misinformation.
Read more here:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
The state may be the first to ban people on SNAP from buying candy and soda. There’s also fights over Medicaid and vaccine misinformation.
Read more here:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
SNAP, soda and cuts: Inside the fight to ‘Make Indiana Healthy Again’
A movement heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz finds an ally in Indiana.
mirrorindy.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement has come to Indiana, heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz.
The state may be the first to ban people on SNAP from buying candy and soda. There’s also fights over Medicaid and vaccine misinformation.
Read more here:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
The state may be the first to ban people on SNAP from buying candy and soda. There’s also fights over Medicaid and vaccine misinformation.
Read more here:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
Inbox ✉️: RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz will be visiting Indianapolis tomorrow for a press conference with Gov. Mike Braun.
They’re announcing a “Make Indiana Healthy Again Intiative.”
I’ll be covering this for Mirror Indy tomorrow.
They’re announcing a “Make Indiana Healthy Again Intiative.”
I’ll be covering this for Mirror Indy tomorrow.
April 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Inbox ✉️: RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz will be visiting Indianapolis tomorrow for a press conference with Gov. Mike Braun.
They’re announcing a “Make Indiana Healthy Again Intiative.”
I’ll be covering this for Mirror Indy tomorrow.
They’re announcing a “Make Indiana Healthy Again Intiative.”
I’ll be covering this for Mirror Indy tomorrow.
Trans Hoosiers can’t update their birth certificates after Trump and Braun’s executive orders.
“They’re trying to legislate me out of existence,” said Zoey Faegrin. She carries a court order in her purse, but it hasn’t been honored.
Full story in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-tran...
“They’re trying to legislate me out of existence,” said Zoey Faegrin. She carries a court order in her purse, but it hasn’t been honored.
Full story in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-tran...
Trans Hoosiers’ documents in limbo after Trump’s and Braun’s executive orders
“I’m scared,” said one Indy resident who can’t update their birth record despite a court order.
mirrorindy.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trans Hoosiers can’t update their birth certificates after Trump and Braun’s executive orders.
“They’re trying to legislate me out of existence,” said Zoey Faegrin. She carries a court order in her purse, but it hasn’t been honored.
Full story in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-tran...
“They’re trying to legislate me out of existence,” said Zoey Faegrin. She carries a court order in her purse, but it hasn’t been honored.
Full story in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-tran...
It is not every day the Atlantic cites a story you’ve written — in an analysis about the White Lotus, no less.
Spoilery subject matter: I spent years tracking family annihilations. They happen every 5 days in America.
And one nearly happened this season.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Spoilery subject matter: I spent years tracking family annihilations. They happen every 5 days in America.
And one nearly happened this season.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
A Truly Macabre 'White Lotus' Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
www.theatlantic.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It is not every day the Atlantic cites a story you’ve written — in an analysis about the White Lotus, no less.
Spoilery subject matter: I spent years tracking family annihilations. They happen every 5 days in America.
And one nearly happened this season.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Spoilery subject matter: I spent years tracking family annihilations. They happen every 5 days in America.
And one nearly happened this season.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
NEW: Indiana’s first measles case amid national outbreaks.
It’s an unvaccinated minor in Allen county, health dept. officials said. No cases have been reported in Indianapolis so far.
More in Mirror Indy:
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It’s an unvaccinated minor in Allen county, health dept. officials said. No cases have been reported in Indianapolis so far.
More in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-meas...
First measles case reported in Indiana amid national outbreak
No cases have been reported in Marion County.
mirrorindy.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NEW: Indiana’s first measles case amid national outbreaks.
It’s an unvaccinated minor in Allen county, health dept. officials said. No cases have been reported in Indianapolis so far.
More in Mirror Indy:
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It’s an unvaccinated minor in Allen county, health dept. officials said. No cases have been reported in Indianapolis so far.
More in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-meas...
New: Inside the turmoil at the Domestic Violence Prevention Network, an Indy nonprofit where 12 current and former employees say leadership needs to repair years of harm — especially for Black staff.
Read more in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Read more in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Indy nonprofit promised equity. Black staff said they were dismissed and tokenized.
The upheaval at the Domestic Violence Prevention Network couldn’t come at a worse time.
mirrorindy.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New: Inside the turmoil at the Domestic Violence Prevention Network, an Indy nonprofit where 12 current and former employees say leadership needs to repair years of harm — especially for Black staff.
Read more in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Read more in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
The ACLU of Indiana @acluindiana.bsky.social is suing Gov. Mike Braun over an executive order that has stopped transgender residents from updating their gender markers on birth certificates.
Read more in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-aclu...
Read more in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-aclu...
ACLU sues to allow trans Hoosiers to update their birth records again
The move comes after Gov. Mike Braun’s “gender ideology” executive order.
mirrorindy.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The ACLU of Indiana @acluindiana.bsky.social is suing Gov. Mike Braun over an executive order that has stopped transgender residents from updating their gender markers on birth certificates.
Read more in Mirror Indy:
mirrorindy.org/indiana-aclu...
Read more in Mirror Indy:
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NEW: Federal funding for Indy’s vaccine program has been eliminated.
It’s part of Trump’s clawback of billions given to local health departments during the pandemic.
Marion County is losing a $450k grant used to vaccinate children and adults for free.
mirrorindy.org/trump-vaccin...
It’s part of Trump’s clawback of billions given to local health departments during the pandemic.
Marion County is losing a $450k grant used to vaccinate children and adults for free.
mirrorindy.org/trump-vaccin...
‘Eliminated’: Trump administration cuts $450,000 from Indy’s vaccination program
The public health department is trying to find a solution as disease outbreaks continue.
mirrorindy.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
NEW: Federal funding for Indy’s vaccine program has been eliminated.
It’s part of Trump’s clawback of billions given to local health departments during the pandemic.
Marion County is losing a $450k grant used to vaccinate children and adults for free.
mirrorindy.org/trump-vaccin...
It’s part of Trump’s clawback of billions given to local health departments during the pandemic.
Marion County is losing a $450k grant used to vaccinate children and adults for free.
mirrorindy.org/trump-vaccin...