Kathy Langlois

Kathy Langlois, MPA, works toward providing opportunities for leadership development and rapid knowledge exchange in mental health, addictions and disability through her work as the North America Regional Lead for the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) and the International Initiative for Disability Leadership (IIDL).

Kathy is passionate about improving mental health, addictions and suicide prevention outcomes, including working in partnership with Indigenous peoples. Kathy has a background of 35 years in public service at the federal and provincial government levels in Canada. Since 2014, she has been consulting on mental health and addictions leadership and policy, including internationally.

Kathy co-leads IIMHL’s Philanthropy Collaborative, which convenes grant making organizations as part of a global initiative to share funding opportunities and learnings.