About me
Dr. Eric L. Davis is the Chief Clinical Officer for Mental Health America of Indiana (MHAI). He also teaches for the Indiana University School of Social Work at Indiana University – Indianapolis. He co-founded Life Recovery Center in 2004 and served as Executive Director for 20 years until the agency’s merger with MHAI in 2024. Dr. Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor, ICADV-Certified Abuse/Batterers Intervention Program Senior Facilitator, International Certified Gambling Counselor-II, and was the first person in Indiana to become certified as a Board Approved Clinical Consultant in Problem Gambling. He obtained his Doctor of Social Work from Barry University, Master of Social Work from Indiana University, and Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Indianapolis.
Dr. Davis has appeared as a clinical expert on Fox News, Sky News, and other television outlets, on the radio and podcasts, and in the Indianapolis Star, USA Today, and the NY Daily News. He has also presented at numerous professional conferences, universities, courts, and treatment facilities.
Always involved and passionate about mental health and addiction recovery, Dr. Davis served as Chairman of the MHAI board of directors from 2022-2024. He also served three terms as President of ICAADA, from 2014-2016, and two additional terms from 2018-2022, during which he was instrumental in the creation of the BCPG (Board Certified in Problem Gambling) credential, a state-recognized certification for behavioral health professionals. He also served on the board of directors for the Indiana Counseling Association from 2016-2021.
Dr. Davis currently serves on the boards of directors of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Indiana Council on Problem Gambling. He is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the National Council on Problem Gambling and a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
In 2015, Governor Mike Pence appointed Dr. Davis to the State of Indiana’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Council, which allocates state funding to help survivors of domestic violence. Later that same year, he was named Outstanding Batterers Intervention Professional of 2015 by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The following year, for his work at Life Recovery Center, he was named Outstanding Community Partner of 2016 by the Phylis Lan Lin Department of Social Work at the University of Indianapolis.