JJ Gossrau, MSW, LCSW, is the Director of the Early Psychosis Care (EPC) Center and the Director of Young Adult Services at the Department of Mental Health. Her responsibilities include supervision and development of the EPC Center and connecting with key stakeholders including state government offices, private and nonprofit community service agencies, universities, and community behavioral health provider agencies. She is passionate about outreaching, educating, and supporting young people, transforming psychosis care, and ensuring timely access to effective early intervention services. More recently, JJ has worked to expand System of Care (SOC) across Missouri. JJ strongly believes in SOC and the positive impact of involving families and youth with lived experience in decisions about care, treatment, and support. JJ received her Master of Social Work from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. In her free time, she enjoys walking her dogs Jessie and Fredy and spending time with her husband and 2 boys.
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