News & Organizational Updates

Graduation season ushers in a time when parents experience separation anxiety as the family dynamic changes

We have some very exciting news to share! We have promoted three exceptional women within our ranks to leadership positions aimed at enhancing clinical excellence and organizational growth. Our new tier of executive management will play a pivotal role in shaping our future as global leaders in comprehensive diagnostic-based wellness programs. Please join us in celebrating these three well-deserved promotions!

Since joining J. Flowers Health Institute as Clinical Logistics Manager in 2019, Andrew Hummel has been seamlessly juggling the scheduling needs of clients, staff, and liaisons—a task that might seem like a logistical nightmare to some but is where Hummel thrives. “Everything needs to work cohesively; there are a lot of moving parts here, so everything needs to be well-balanced,” he said. “But that’s how my brain works.”

Whole person health and wellness has always been a fundamental tenet of J. Flowers Health Institute practice. That holistic approach to treating the whole being and not just physical symptoms (coupled with clear diagnosis) has made the institute a leader in addressing wellness, and mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Wellness and self-care – key to successful treatment and ongoing recovery – will be emphasized by a variety of trends within the new year. Here are a few key ways shaping health and wellness in 2025:

As a primary therapist at J. Flowers Health Institute, Maggie Chapman has devoted her career to addressing the complex needs of patients that will allow them to lead their best lives.

With an emphasis on clients with substance use, co-occurring disorders and chronic pain, Chapman approaches her practices in a spirit of collaboration: genuinely invested in the success of individual wellness journeys. And true to the JFI philosophy, the best
outcomes are the result of diagnosing and treating complex issues by addressing the whole person.

Check out Marc Kantor’s Instagram profile and you’ll see plenty of examples of encouragement, hope and perseverance. His posts are emblematic of his commitment as an addiction intervention specialist whose work on helping individuals and families recover from addiction and other mental illnesses is in keeping with the core tenets of J. Flowers Health Institute.

Back-to-school season is traditionally an exciting time of transition for young adults as they take on new challenges: school, job opportunities, friend groups.  

But it’s also a time that can be fraught and confusing as new risks and temptations confront the 18-25 age group whose emotional and physical development is still forming.  

Thanks to the movie “Field of Dreams,” most Americans are familiar with the phrase “if you build it, they will come.”  …

The profile of J. Flowers Health Institute’s diagnostic & wellness programs will grow significantly and strategically under Marc Kantor, the institute’s new national business development director.

The 2024 Paris Olympics offers an international forum for mental health wellness among elite athletes