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Communities in central Indiana offer lots of wonderful free and low-cost family activities. Trips to parks, libraries, lakes, and outdoor summer concert and movie events are all great ways to spend time together, without emptying your wallet.
If you’re looking for something out-of-the ordinary, consider the special discounts offered to foster families by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and Marengo Cave.
This month, we encourage women to check in on their mental health.
In response to the ever-present need for mental health support and resources among community youth, the Boys & Girls Club of Morgan County has expanded their partnership with Adult & Child Health (A&C) School-Based Services by integrating a Skills Support Specialist. With support from the Kendrick Foundation, this specialized role was developed by Clinical Supervisor Kelsey Balch, LMHC, A&C, and Senior Director of Youth Development Trista Ristau, Boys & Girls Club of Morgan County, as an innovative approach to support Morgan County youth.
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.
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.
