Kathleen A. Larsen-Dobbs

Kathleen A. Larson-Dobbs has been active in the addiction field since 1997. She first became involved when she discovered her 16-year-old son was addicted to drugs and she couldn’t find help for him where they lived. She has since made it a priority to increase the availability of treatment programs. This led her to co-found Parent-To-Parent, Inc., an organization that brought to southern New Jersey the first long-term residential adolescent rehab for 13-18-year-olds and made funds available for 18-24-year-olds for detox and treatment. Kathleen believes that addiction is a family disease and will share her experiences of struggling through her son’s addiction, while imparting the wisdom she has gained and the hope that she has held onto. Kathleen currently lives with her husband in New Jersey, and has three children and three grandsons.