Nan Franks, M.A., LPC-S, LICDC-CS
Addiction, Families, Trauma, Systems of Care, Clinical Interventions
Nan has worked in community and social services for over 40 years. She served as the CEO of the Addiction Services Council for over 30 years, being one of the top innovators in the addictions field in the Greater Cincinnati and Tri-State area. Her professional work has focused on the disease of addiction, not only with individuals but with a special focus on families and the traumatic impact addiction has on loved ones. Nan is responsible for designing and implementing behavioral health programs for vulnerable populations including children and the homeless. In 2015, Nan Franks joined with Dan Meloy and Colerain Township, Ohio, to launch the model of the Quick Response Team as a community-based way to fight the opioid epidemic. Moving forward, the QRT model became a nationwide model that has helped thousands of individuals and families in providing education and placement in treatment services that have provided prevention and saved lives.
Ms. Franks has provided training all over the country focused on addiction, families, ethics, counseling, trauma, and how to establish effective community systems of care. In her over 40 years of work in the field, she has authored three books on professional ethics for behavioral health service providers. She has also taught university courses on juvenile delinquency, addiction, ethics, and non-profit services administration.
Nan Franks currently works with Campbell County Detention Center (Kentucky) providing trauma-informed treatment services to the women in their substance abuse program. A member of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio, she offers counseling for problem gambling and professional training for those interested in providing help to those who suffer from gambling addiction.
Ms. Franks is also most noted for her work as a Behavioral Health Interventionist, where she has helped hundreds of families begin in the journey of recovery and healing.
Ms. Franks has provided training all over the country focused on addiction, families, ethics, counseling, trauma, and how to establish effective community systems of care. In her over 40 years of work in the field, she has authored three books on professional ethics for behavioral health service providers. She has also taught university courses on juvenile delinquency, addiction, ethics, and non-profit services administration.
Nan Franks currently works with Campbell County Detention Center (Kentucky) providing trauma-informed treatment services to the women in their substance abuse program. A member of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio, she offers counseling for problem gambling and professional training for those interested in providing help to those who suffer from gambling addiction.
Ms. Franks is also most noted for her work as a Behavioral Health Interventionist, where she has helped hundreds of families begin in the journey of recovery and healing.