Dr. Akosua Dankwah is a leader in community-engaged work at the intersection of faith-based organizations, public health, and policy. She is the founder and director of Christian Recovery Support Sanctuaries (CRSS), an innovative pilot, church-based recovery initiative that provides holistic recovery support and pastoral counseling through clergy-certified recovery coaches. Open to all community members on their recovery journey, CRSS offers safe and welcoming spaces housed within church sanctuaries.
Dr. Dankwah is also the founder and CEO of The Way, The Truth and the Life (WTL) Health Clinic, Inc. a thriving Christian free clinic serving resilient communities across Rhode Island.
Dr. Dankwah completed her postdoctoral research fellowship at the Recovery Research Institute (RRI) at Harvard Medical School, where her work focused on Christian-based recovery science. She earned her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, holds a Master of Public Health from Brown University School of Public Health, and received her Bachelor of Arts from Knox College in Illinois.
