Guided by her own journey through substance use and mental health recovery, Hannah Schilling brings both personal insight and professional expertise to every role. A Certified Peer Recovery Supporter and Peer Support Supervisor with multiple public-health credentials, she began her career coordinating substance-use treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital before moving into peer-support leadership with Hamilton County and Colerain Township Quick Response Teams, helping people in crisis find hope and connection. Today, as a Community Outreach Coordinator at Hamilton County Public Health, she creates programs and delivers trainings—from naloxone distribution to trauma-informed care—that make harm-reduction strategies accessible, integrated, and widely available to first responders, community organizations, and healthcare professionals across the county.

Hannah also drives system-level innovation through high-impact collaborations. As a Patient Stakeholder in the EMPOWER project, she shapes research and training to enhance support for pregnant and postpartum individuals with substance use disorders. In the Deflection ECHO program, she forges bridges between law enforcement, medical responders, and treatment providers to launch evidence-based interventions. As a panel expert for the Weitzman ECHO Peer Recovery Support program, she strengthens peer-driven services in rural communities.

In 2019, Hannah founded On the Front Lines Community Alliance (OTFLCA), a nonprofit, peer-run recovery community organization that empowers professionals with lived experience through education, community, and consultation. As Founder and Executive Director, she hosts peer-led communities of practice, skill-building workshops, and provides tailored consultation to agencies developing peer programs, ensuring lived experience informs policy and service design.

Hannah’s work has earned her the Innovation Now Award, the Nicholas Rosecrans Award, the Angel Award, the Reds Community Cares Honoree title, two National Promising Practices Awards (2023, 2024), the Recovery Within Reach Award, and the Outstanding Individual Award from the Ohio Deflection Association. Through every initiative, she creates safe spaces, reduces stigma, and guides individuals toward lasting wellness.