Join us on Thursday, April 12th for the KACC's monthly meeting/luncheon. Joel Mowrey, Mental Health & Recovery Board, will be our featured guest speaker. Luncheon Sponsor: Record Courier.
Topic: Substance Use Disorder: A Community Health View
Joel Mowrey, PhD, is currently the executive director of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County. He is a licensed Psychologist in Ohio.
As executive director, he leads the Mental Health & Recovery Board in planning, funding, and monitoring the mental health & addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery services for residents of Portage County. He serves as the Chair of the Family and Children First Council and the Portage Substance Abuse Community Coalition. Dr. Mowrey also is a member of the Community Health Improvement Plan Advisory committee, Suicide Prevention Coalition, the Incident Response Team and coordinates the Crisis Intervention Team training for the county.
Dr. Mowrey is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Northeast Ohio Medical University serving on the Psychiatry Council, Advisory Board to the BeST Center, and Continuing Medical Education committee. He is also an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at Kent State and Ashland universities.