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Bloomington Meadows Hospital Names New Chief Executive Officer

Bloomington Meadows Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlie Brooks, Ph.D., L.C.A.C to Chief Executive Officer, effective November 13, 2023. In this role, he will oversee all strategic, operational, and clinical initiative for the 78-bed behavioral health hospital serving children, adolescents, and adults.

“I am pleased and honored to join the Bloomington Meadows team,” said Charlie. “I’m excited to build upon the 30 years of service Bloomington Meadows Hospital brings to the state of Indiana and its dedicated employees. It’s such a pleasure to be part of Bloomington and the central Indiana communities that we serve. “

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Bloomington Meadows Hospital Awards 2019 Joshua W Paul Mental Health Ambassador Award to Bloomington Police Department

Bloomington Meadows Hospital (BMH) was honored to award the 2019 Joshua W. Paul Mental Health Ambassador Award to the Bloomington Police Department. Every year we honor Joshua W. Paul, a former member of our executive leadership team. Joshua strived to identify innovative and creative programs to help break down the barriers to mental health care and services in our community.  Annually the employees of BMH nominate community partners from around state that magnify these ideas to help develop new programs and services that exemplify Joshua’s character.

The Bloomington Police Department is actively involved in helping engage citizens, waiting beside a patient in a time of crisis, and helping individuals find necessary care and resources. The Bloomington Police Department recently integrated a full-time Police Social Worker in an effort to better coordinate care for individuals with whom officers come into contact with in the city. The department is the first in the area to employ a full-time Police Social Worker and hopes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided to those in need. With the increase in calls for service where officers are interacting with those suffering from mental illness, the Police Social Worker provides a vital resource to the department. The Police Social Worker integrates with the Downtown Resource Officers, a program that began in 2014 that is comprised of specially trained officers who respond to calls involving those experiencing homelessness and mental illness.

The Bloomington Police Department participates in numerous community outreach events such as Coffee with a Cop, National Night Out, Touch a Truck, Teen Academy and Citizen’s Academy. These events are designed to teach the community about how the police department functions and to foster a strong, trusting relationship between members of the community and police officers. In 2016, the Department created a LGBTQ Police Liaison Unit to focus on improving communication and interaction between these members of the community and the Department.

Thank you Bloomington Police Department for all of your hard work and dedication to the city of Bloomington!

Pictured above from left to right: Christopher R. Dowers, Chief Executive Officer, Bloomington Meadows Hospital; Captain Ryan Pedigo, Bloomington Police Department; Linda Grove-Paul representing the Paul family; Melissa Stone LSW, Bloomington Police Department; Chris McNeely, Business Development Director, Bloomington Meadows Hospital; and Deputy Chief Joe Qualters, Bloomington Police Department.