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She is currently earning her certification in therapeutic humor through the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH). Over the last 20 years working in mental health, substance abuse and prevention fields, she has worked with children, adolescents, adults, families and professionals serving in a variety of roles including: community prevention coordinator, therapist, substance use educator and trainer.

Ms. DeSalle has worked with healthcare, behavioral healthcare and community based organizations to implement substance use prevention interventions for the last decade. Since 2008, Ms. DeSalle has been faculty in the Department of Applied Health Science in the School of Public Health at Indiana University, Bloomington. Within the university, Ms. DeSalle serves Prevention Insights (a center at IUB) as the Director for SBIRT Implementation and Lead Motivational Interviewing (MI) Trainer.

She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and listed on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center SBIRT Trainers’ Registry. Ms. DeSalle provides training and technical support with MI, SBIRT and a variety of other substance use and mental health related areas to multidisciplinary audiences both nationally and internationally. In addition to her work, she volunteers on the Board of Directors for AATH and the Cottey College Alumnae Executive Board.

She is co-medical director the Indiana CHAMP (Consultations for Healthcare providers in Addiction, Mental Health, and Perinatal Psychiatry) Program, which a statewide program providing consultations to frontline providers on treatment of psychiatric illness. She is medical director of the Addictions Treatment Recovery Center (ATRC) at IU Health in Bloomington, and a member of the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC). She completed medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and residency in psychiatry at the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Training Program in Boston, Massachusetts. Her fellowship in addictions psychiatry is from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

He retired from Eskenazi Health Midtown Community Mental Health Center in 2018, where he served the community for 22 years in clinical and administrative executive leadership. Additionally, during that time he served as the Site Principal Investigator for the NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Clinical Trials Network, assisting in the design and implementation of research studies for drug abuse treatment.

He is a published author on numerous articles related to the implementation of evidence practices for addiction treatment. Prior to his time at Eskenazi Health, he served in a clinical and leadership role in the Department of Psychiatry for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center here in Indianapolis.

In addition to his employment, he has been instrumental on many community-based projects and boards in the area. He is both a local and national speaker on the topic of addiction. Currently he serves as a Co-Host of the Beyond Substance Podcast deepening the understanding of the impact of substance use disorders on communities, families, and individuals.

She worked as an attorney at the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) handling primarily Child in Need of Services and Termination of Parental Rights cases from 2002-2009. In January of 2009 Carey was named Chief Counsel of the Marion County Office of DCS. During that time, Carey also represented DCS in administrative hearings for licensure or other various issues, appeals, and contested adoptions.

In February 2011 she began working at Child Advocates as an attorney representing Guardians Ad Litem and the agency as a whole. Child Advocates is a non for profit agency providing GAL/CASA services to all of the children in the child welfare system in Marion County, Indiana. While at both DCS and Child Advocates Carey has been responsible for training DCS case managers or volunteer GAL/CASAs respectively on the legal aspects of their jobs. She has presented at State and National Conferences. Carey is the cofounder of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the IU McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis and currently serves as adjunct professor for the clinic.

Carey is also the mother of four daughters. She has been on the board of AFCC Indiana for two years. Carey recommends anyone with an interest in collaborative law become a member of AFCC. The trainings conducted nationally and locally, and the contacts made through AFCC are invaluable.

In January of 2009 Carey was named Chief Counsel of the Marion County Office of DCS. During that time, Carey also represented DCS in administrative hearings for licensure or other various issues, appeals, and contested adoptions.

In February 2011 she began working at Child Advocates as an attorney representing Guardians Ad Litem and the agency as a whole. Child Advocates is a non for profit agency providing GAL/CASA services to all of the children in the child welfare system in Marion County, Indiana. While at both DCS and Child Advocates Carey has been responsible for training DCS case managers or volunteer GAL/CASAs respectively on the legal aspects of their jobs. She has presented at State and National Conferences. Carey is the cofounder of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the IU McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis and currently serves as adjunct professor for the clinic.

Carey is also the mother of four daughters. She has been on the board of AFCC Indiana for two years. Carey recommends anyone with an interest in collaborative law become a member of AFCC. The trainings conducted nationally and locally, and the contacts made through AFCC are invaluable.

Additionally, David serves as the Residency Director for the PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program at Eskenazi Health/Purdue University and is responsible for oversight of research, teaching, committee work, and clinical development of the residents.

He currently serves as the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Ambassador to Indiana. He is founding chair of Infancy Onward (Indiana’s association for infant mental health), founding president of Family Voices Indiana, past president of Indiana Family to Family, Treasurer of Mental Health America of Indiana, and serves a Governor appointment to the Indiana Behavioral Health Professions Licensing Board. He is co-author of Tackling the Tough Stuff: A Home Visitor’s Guide to Supporting Families at Risk.

Ashley has been in the Child Welfare for 12 years, working in various roles in the field prior to joining the DCS Prevention Services team as the Healthy Families Indiana Prevention Coordinator in June 2022 and then being promoted into her current role in July 2023. Ashley has an MSW from Indiana University School of Social Work, with a focus in Leadership.

He represents clients in the fields of long-term care, pharmacy, medicine, white collar state and federal criminal investigations, trucking/transportation, and engineering. Ed represents and defends manufacturers of various products in federal and state courts through the nation. He also represents professionals and businesses before governmental regulatory and licensing boards.

She spent thirteen years as a union laborer working out of Local 120, spending the majority of it based out of Eli Lilly. She suffers from substance use disorder and is in long-term recovery. She is a former CHOICE patient who has been blessed with the opportunity to work as a Peer Recovery Specialist for the CHOICE team. Dana hopes to help guide and mentor others to succeed in their recovery.

Dana loves spending her free time with her children and family and catching up on her favorite shows.