China Darrington is a person in long-term recovery from many things: substance use disorders, mental health challenges, complex trauma, and human trafficking.  

She came into recovery as a pregnant/parenting woman and is passionate about developing programs and systems that keep parents strong, kids safe, and families connected. She's been involved for the past 15 years in peer recovery support services and has developed a strong advocacy voice for recovery-oriented systems of care. 

She is the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for Thrive Peer Recovery Services and works at the local, state, and federal levels to raise awareness, fight stigma, increase understanding, reduce harm, and change systems so that it's easier to find the support and access the services and resources needed to improve lives and thrive in recovery.

She has been the Project Coordinator for the Summit County Opiate & Addiction Task Force, a community coalition with over 800+ members who are working across healthcare, public awareness, harm reduction, criminal justice, young people and family support to abate the addiction and overdose crisis.

She has also been a Program Administrator for a large behavioral health provider in Summit County, where she ran a peer-led Recovery Outreach Center and the peer support component for emergency departments with patients with substance use disorder or behavioral health needs.