Dr. Felecia Pullen specializes in program and policy development for the fields of substance use disorders, teen misuse prevention, non-medical models of harm reduction, and recovery support.

Much of her focus is on the design and implementation of community-based initiatives. Through multi-tiered approaches, she believes we can prevent the onset of use, reduce overdoses resulting from misuse, increase the attainment of recovery capital, and promote healthier communities.

Dr. P. founded and is the President & CEO of Let’s Talk SAFETY, Inc., a not-for-profit which includes: SAFE in Harlem, a SAMHSA-funded teen-led substance misuse prevention coalition; The PILLARS, Manhattan’s first OASAS-funded Recovery Community & Outreach Center; and The SAFETY Net, a teen-designed Clubhouse in Harlem. Each division offers holistic, complementary and approaches to recovery, for individuals and family members who are loving someone in active use.

Dr. P.’s advocacy and activism has been recognized nationally and throughout New York City & State. She has delivered numerous workshops in Culturally Responsive Recovery at SAMHSA’s National Leadership Forum; has twice been appointed by former NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio to the City’s Municipal Drug Strategy Council; currently sits on the FOR-NY Recovery Community Steering Committee, and has produced several substance misuse awareness campaigns for the State.

Through the strength of her partnerships with NYPD, The NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene, Colleges and Universities, Public and private healthcare systems, and political figures she has delivered programs and services...free of charge...to over 20,000 individuals.

Her work is inspired by the vision of a drug-misuse-free world...one child, one family, and one community at a time!