Jessica Wong
National Director of Youth Business Development and Patient Care Network
Jessica Wong is currently a Director, overseeing Business Development for youth services and the Patient Care Network at Hazelden Betty Ford, the nation's largest non-profit addiction treatment provider. For almost 15 years, Jessica has worked out of Hazelden Betty Ford's Plymouth, MN facility, which serves adolescents, young adults and families struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues from across the country. In her role, Jessica oversees a team of individuals whose primary function is to provide resources and education to professionals and families around the topics of addiction, recovery, and mental health. Jessica is a Certified Prevention Professional by the State of Minnesota. In addition to her work with addiction, Jessica is a well-known local and national thought-leader and speaker on the topic of teens and technology to parent and professional audiences alike. Jessica is a volunteer crisis intervention counselor, and is the board chair of LiveMore. ScreenLess, a digital wellbeing organizational. She holds her bachelor's degree in Professional Journalism and Mass Communication, with a Minor in Sociology of Law, Crime and Deviance from the University of Minnesota. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Addiction Studies from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School for Addiction Studies. Learn More