Stakeholder Advisory Board
Jessica Hulsey
Jessica Hulsey
Founder & Executive Director, Addiction Policy Forum
Jessica Hulsey is the founder of the Addiction Policy Forum, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating awareness around substance use disorders and helping patients and families in crisis. APF works to end the stigma surrounding addiction while translating science and providing services in all 50 states.
Jessica has over 25 years of experience in the field of prevention, treatment, and policy solutions to address substance use disorders. She began working in prevention at 15 years old through an anti-drug coalition in southern California. The next chapters included an appointment by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Drug-Free Communities Commission, serving as a legislative aid in the U.S. House of Representatives, and work to pass and fund the Second Chance Act to help individuals returning home from prison and jail. She serves on the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and is a Board Member for the Princeton Club of Washington and the DEA Educational Foundation (Drug Enforcement Administration, US Department of Justice).
She lives in Maryland and is mom to three beautiful boys — Conner, Jack and Tyler. Jessica is a bookworm and movie buff, busy with 3 teenage boys, and rescues Rottweilers. 🙂
Selected Publications
- Hulsey JN. Toward improved addiction treatment quality and access for Black patients. Am J Public Health. 2022 Feb;112(S1):S21-S23. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306664. PMID: 35143277; PMCID: PMC8842210. View Source
- Mellis AM, Kelly BC, Potenza MN, Hulsey JN. Factors associated with drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Addict Med. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;16(1):e67-e69. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000816. PMID: 33534278; PMCID: PMC8325711. View Source
- Mellis AM, Kelly BC, Potenza MN, Hulsey JN. Trust in a COVID-19 vaccine among people with substance use disorders. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Mar 1;220:108519. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108519. PMID: 33461150; PMCID: PMC7797771. View Source
- Mellis AM, Potenza MN, Hulsey JN. COVID-19-related treatment service disruptions among people with single- and polysubstance use concerns. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Feb;121:108180. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108180. PMID: 33127196; PMCID: PMC7577266. View Source
- Downing A, Hulsey J. Assessing collegiate recovery programs and the challenges of campus binge drinking. Current Psychopharmacology. 2021; 10(1). View Source
- Nickel J, Garland C, Kane L. Children of incarcerated parents: An action plan for federal policymakers. Council of State Governments Justice Center. View Source
- Yoon J, Nickel J. Reentry partnerships: A guide for states & faith-based and community organizations. Council of State Governments Justice Center. View Source