Holly Echo-Hawk MSc

Holly Echo-Hawk is a former tribal and mainstream behavioral health director with more than 45 years of experience in the development and administration of licensed and accredited mental health and substance use treatment services. An author of tribal best practices, including some of the original work to promote Practice-Based Evidence, Ms. Echo-Hawk has substantial experience working with Indigenous health programs across the United States and serves as a senior behavioral health advisor for several organizations. In 2022, she led the development of Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance, a monthly award-winning virtual series featuring nationally and internationally-recognized Indigenous behavioral health experts. She is currently focused on the U.S. policy-to-practice implementation of Indigenous traditional health care practices as an equal partner to primary health care in the treatment of substance use in the state of California. Ms. Echo-Hawk attended the University of Oklahoma, the University of Texas at Austin, and the California School of Professional Psychology where she earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Behavior. Holly Echo-Hawk is an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation and lives in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.