The Bowen Center joins Indiana’s other Community Mental Health Centers in applauding this week’s announcement from Gov. Mike Pence related to his plan to cover uninsured Hoosiers. Under the proposed plan, uninsured individuals with serious mental illness will have improved access to comprehensive behavioral health services. Based on … Read More
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force, thank you to Huntter Randall of The Bowen Center for Human Services for the many hours of QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) for Suicide Prevention Training provided for the entire Tippecanoe Valley staff and our … Read More
Wawasee Community School Corp. recently entered into an agreement that will give its students and school counselors an added tool to ensure a healthy learning environment. Through a student assistance program with the Bowen Center, the school corporation ensures at least two free counseling sessions per student per … Read More
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:18 a.m. Theft of a road sign reported at 2900 block of Williamson Drive in Warsaw. Friday, Feb. 14, 2:31 p.m. Breaking and entering reported at 100 block of … Read More
A Nov. 12 open house and ribbon cutting officially marked the opening of the Angola office of The Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services. The office, located at 200 Hoosier Dr. in Angola, began operations in March, providing a variety of mental health services to the Steuben … Read More
By: Joni Truex KLA Public Information Director Members of the Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the Bowen Center and were welcomed by Tim Nussbaum and Huntter Randall, KLA graduates and Bowen Center employees. This session focused on personality and leadership style, using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. The … Read More
Experts in the plight of addiction and the hope of recovery are spreading the word during the month of September, tabbed as National Recovery Month. At the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services Inc., local therapists and counselors are coordinating with national programs to ramp up their … Read More
Nine non-profit agencies made budget presentations to the Kosciusko County Council last night. Most of them projected increases to their budgets as federal and state funds decrease, adding additional stress and reductions on the services they provide. Budget increases for 2014 across the board totaled $70,915. Among the … Read More
A pair of therapists on staff with the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services Inc. have passed their state licensing exams to achieve the licensure designation of Health Service Provider in Psychology. Dr. Candace Tate and Dr. Siquilla Leibetrau each passed the Examination for Professional Practice in … Read More
The Bowen Center, located on Jefferson Street, Warsaw, celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday in honor of the location’s expansion. The Bowen Center, which has been open in Warsaw since the 1960s, has experienced significant growth in a time where many health facilities have declined. According to CEO Kurt … Read More
In the Fall of 2012, the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services was named a Military-Ready Behavioral Health Provider Organization by the Indiana Veterans’ Behavioral Health Network. To receive this designation, select clinicians at each of Bowen Center’s nine county office locations completed specialized training in military … Read More
The Lakes Area Autism Network will hold its February meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway in Winona Lake. “We are excited to have (a representative of) Jacob’s Ladder, a pediatric rehabilitation center which recently … Read More
Residents at 221 S. High St., Warsaw, were finally greeted with some heat early this morning. Rich Hoffman, facilities manager at Bowen Center, reported to StaceyPageOnline.com this morning, “We anticipate that everything is fixed and we’re up and running. We’ll be monitoring it all day today, tomorrow and … Read More
Today marks the ninth day residents at 221 S. High St., Warsaw, have been without heat, a matter that has spawned an inspection by the Kosciusko County Health Department. Bob Weaver, administrator of the Kosciusko County Health Department, was especially troubled by our report that residents in the … Read More
Residents at 221 S. High St. have been without heat since last Tuesday, but after our report this morning, they should be warm again soon. But how soon? (See related story) Rich Hoffman is the facilities manager for Bowen Center and told StaceyPageOnline.com this afternoon that their maintenance … Read More
Residents at 221 S. High St. have been without heat since last Tuesday and Janie Rager says, “This just isn’t right. We are grateful that the weather wasn’t too bad up until Saturday night, but as you know it is getting really cold really fast.” The 7-unit apartment … Read More
