Story Studio: Visibility's Ripple Effect in Empowering Recovery |

"Recovery" often conjures images of someone overcoming substance abuse with clinical and community support.
Today, opioid addiction has the highest mental health-related mortality rate, and the crisis continues to grow. There has been a staggering 45 percent increase in substance use disorder cases globally over the past decade, impacting 39.5 million people in 2023 alone. However, until recently, the deadliest mental health crisis was rarely discussed or recognized globally: eating disorders. Now considered the second most deadly psychiatric illness, the number of those suffering from eating disorders has more than doubled in the past decade, with one person dying each hour in the United States alone. Both disorders thrive in silence and are shrouded in stigma. In this Story Studio session, we'll break that silence. We will explore inspiring stories of people working to create solutions for recovery, whether at home or through large-scale social interventions.
Participants
Adeolu Adebiyi, Founder, YouthRISE Nigeria
Sean Daniels, Founder, Recovery Project and Anti-Stigma Director, Live Tampa Bay
Lindsay Ell, Artist
Jessica Geschke, Senior Project Manager, Overdose Response Network, Clinton Global Initiative
Elise Hu, Podcast Host, TED
Johanna Kandel, Founder and CEO, National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eva Maria Trujillo-Chivacuan, CEO and Co-Founder, Comenzar De Nuevo