PEORIA (25News Now) – Dr. Joy Erlichman Miller, who has provided mental health and awareness services across Central Illinois, died suddenly on Saturday.
Dr. Miller was founder and director of Joy Miller & Associates in Peoria. She was a Certified Master Addictions Counselor, participated in over 150 conferences internationally, and worked with over 15,000 participants in the past 20 years.
Dr. Miller has been a longtime professional trainer for Health Communications, Inc., and her professional expertise, energy, enthusiasm and humor made her a speaker in high demand throughout the country.
She wrote several books on relationships, recovery, inner child healing and provided assistance to Holocaust survivors.
Dr. Miller co-founded Peoria’s Teen Crisis Line and worked on several projects aimed at ending prejudice, intolerance, and hatred in the U.S.
Also, she also appeared on several nationally televised talk shows, and she hosted “Ask Dr. Joy” segments on WEEK, which focused on mental health issues.
Dr. Joy Erlichman Miller would have celebrated her 75th birthday on Monday, Dec. 8.
To read more about her life, click here.
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