Owner
Hope Recovery Strategies, LLC, Indiana
Brandon George is the Vice President for recovery, advocacy and programs for Mental Health America Indiana and the Director of Indiana Addiction Issues Coalition, which advocates for recovery through public policy and education. He is also the Founder of Hope Recovery Strategies, LLC. As a person in long-term recovery, Brandon dedicates his time personally and professionally to fighting addiction and promoting recovery.
While advocacy and policy are the areas that Brandon spends most of his efforts, he also has implemented a new statewide service delivery method. Brandon helped create a recovery ecosystem in Indiana that consists of over 20 recovery organizations that serve 92 counties. With a focus on reaching all communities, the network includes BIPOC focused organizations, rural communities, and harm reduction agencies.
Brandon has consulted throughout the country on both policy and recovery infrastructure. His effort around increasing access to medications for opioid used disorder have been acknowledged widely having contributed to Johns Hopkins School of Public Health’s publication on this topic and Georgetown Law O’Neill Institute’s toolkit on MOUD in corrections.
Brandon has been used as a consultant for SAMHSA’s Opioid Response Network, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and is a contributor to Harvard’s Law Blog. He served as a trusted advisor to the National Judicial Opioid Task Force, on the leader’s council for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and worked with the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy to create model law.
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