Kathy Strain is Manager, Advocacy and Peer Services at Partnership to End Addiction. Motivated by personal experience, she advocates for mental health and substance use disorder reforms at local, state and federal levels and is active with grassroots organizations focused on addiction issues.
Advocacy Experience: State and federal mental health and addiction policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, peer support services, workplace education and training.
Expertise: Family recovery support, peer advocacy, mental health first aid, substance use disorder education, policy reform, personal impact on families
Credentials: Certified grief educator, certified adult mental health first aid instructor, certified family recovery specialist. Healthcare and workplace education background.
Social Media: LinkedIn
Media Experience: New York Times, USA Today, NPR – Morning Edition, NewsNation (live broadcast), TIME, Newsweek, Spotlight PA, and several local news outlets such as Berks Community Television (BCTV).
Speaking Experience: Presents at local, regional, and national events (e.g, Mobilize Recovery, Unity Recovery, DEA Family Summit, COCA Grief Awareness, PA Team Sharing, Harrisburg Capitol: International Overdose Awareness Day). Advocate/storyteller for the Facebook Stop Opioid Silence campaign – watch her video here.