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A&C Health Recognized for Positive Community Impact

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Adult and Child Health was honored to be chosen for the Franklin Chamber of Commerce Community Impact Award during their February 8, 2018 Awards Banquet. Each year, this award highlights a business organization whose success positively impacts the community’s economy and the quality of life for Franklin residents.

As a nonprofit provider of primary care, child welfare, mental health, and addictions services, A&C’s programs contribute to the overall health of Franklin residents. The organization participates in a wide range of community health and wellness initiatives such as The Partnership for a Healthier Johnson County, the United Way “No Place to Call Home” program, and the Johnson County Systems of Care Collaborative. Adult & Child’s clinical teams based in Franklin schools provide prevention, early intervention, and mental health services to thousands of students each year. Social services such as A&C’s therapeutic foster care program, family preservation program, and services for court-ordered youth bring stability and opportunities for recovery to youth involved with the child welfare and/or the judicial system. In 2017 A&C also expanded mental health, substance use, and psychiatric services for adults creating improved access and greater options for Franklin needing services.

Venturing into the arena of primary care in 2016, Adult and Child chose to build one of their two first-ever family medicine clinics in Franklin’s Northwood Plaza. In addition to supporting local business growth, the Northwood clinic increases access to affordable medical care for all Franklin residents, especially low-income and uninsured individuals, including those experiencing both behavioral health and physical health care needs.

As Chamber member and local employer, Adult and Child’s health and social services expansion has brought significant job growth and commerce to the community. With over 100 staff employed in the Franklin area schools and clinics, A&C’s Franklin based staff account for $5,693,885 in annual salaries and benefits in Franklin’s economy.

“It’s a pleasure to have been chosen for this award, said Tara Elsner, Director of Outpatient Services. We’re dedicated to continuing to grow the footprint we have in Franklin and be there when people need us”.

 

Adult & Child Health is a leading provider of behavioral health, child welfare, and primary care services in central Indiana. For more information about Adult & Child, please contact Dan Arens, Chief Strategy Officer, at 317-882-5122 or darens@adultandchild.org. 

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Sarah Miller, PMHNP-BC

Sarah Miller works with the addictions team, general psychiatry for adolescents and adults, and the competency restoration team. She is board-certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her specialties are working in addictions and with people who experience serious mental illness.

Miller graduated from Indiana University with a psychology degree and went back to school for nursing. She received her nursing degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and worked in a nursing home and also spent time working in a group home with adolescents. She received her master’s degree from Vanderbilt University.

She enjoys hanging out with her family and her two dogs, and going to sporting events.

Joanna Chambers, MD

Dr. Joanna Chambers is a psychiatrist who began seeing Adult & Child Health patients in November 2021. She graduated from Medical College of Georgia with her Doctorate of Medicine in 1996 and completed her residency in psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to bringing a wealth of experience, she currently serves as an associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine where she teaches Clinical Psychiatry. She is certified in Addiction Medicine and has a special interest in treating pregnant and postpartum women. She is President of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry Organization as well as a sitting member of many medical association boards. Recently, she has won the Residents’ Award for Teaching Excellence in 2020 from Indiana University and has received “Best Doctors Award” in 2010, 2011, and 2014. Dr. Chambers is incredibly active in the medical, academic, and research realms of medicine. She is currently accepting new patients on Wednesdays.