Company
Technology to Improve Mental Health and Recovery
InterAct Lifeline is a virtual care solutions provider serving treatment programs, opioid initiatives, and higher education institutions. With our cutting-edge technology and tailored programs, we enable organizations to foster connections that bolster recovery, provide strategies that enhance mental health, and cultivate overall well-being.
Our Mission
Empower programs and individuals to harness technology for enhanced recovery, relapse prevention, substance misuse mitigation, mental health improvement, and wellness strategy development.
What We Do
Address the Opioid Crisis
We offer a technology solution that supports federal, state and local efforts to fight the opioid crisis.
Prevent Overdose
LifeLine Connect™, a powerful new monitoring program, uses data from smartwatches and fitness trackers to spot the leading indicators of overdose, alert others, and sends help to prevent an overdose death.
Virtual Care for Treatment Programs
The InterAct solution provides treatment programs more options to keep clients and families connected after initial treatment.
Automate Student Services
InterAct provides student services and collegiate recovery with a complete program to automate their processes, direct student activities, educate their audiences and help raise their profile to attract others to help fund their programs.
Help Programs Extend Family Support
InterAct LifeLine provides programs new ways to keep families informed about their loved one's progress and actively involved in their recovery journey. Our curated content and educational resources empower families to effectively support their loved ones.
A transformative approach to mental
health and addiction care
We empower treatment centers, opioid program providers and
student services or collegiate recovery programs with cutting-edge
tools and resources.
Our History
In 2017, Carolyn Bradfield, the CEO of Convey Services, faced a devastating loss when her daughter succumbed to a drug overdose. This personal tragedy ignited her dedication to harnessing Convey's technology for addiction prevention and recovery. In 2019, she founded InterAct LifeLine, a subsidiary of Convey Holdings, to create virtual options for extended treatment, family support programs, and substance misuse and overdose prevention.
Roots in Treatment
The founders of Convey started Phoenix Outdoor, a licensed outdoor behavioral health program for at-risk adolescents; focused on substance misuse and coexisting behavioral or mental health issues. They set industry standards and introduced an online family support program. Phoenix Outdoor was sold to CRC Health (now Acadia Healthcare) in 2007.
Officers & Advisors
Our team has a passion for those that devote themselves to helping others prevent or manage the chronic disease of addiction. Collectively, we have delivered financial success to our investors by founding, building and exiting successful technology companies.
Carolyn Bradfield is the cofounder of Convey Services, the technology portal company that powers InterAct Lifeline. She has founded, built, and sold 3 web and audio conferencing companies and Phoenix Outdoor, a licensed adolescent therapy company located in Asheville, NC. Through her personal experience and struggles with her daughter Laura, who died in 2017 from an overdose, Carolyn brings a unique insight and passion to InterAct to provide services and education for parents to prevent substance abuse and addiction and more efficient ways for colleges and treatment programs to extend services to those need it.
Bruce Ahern is the Chairman of Convey Holdings, the parent company of InterAct LifeLine. Prior to Convey, Ahern was a principal of Entra Health, an innovative diabetes management telehealth company focused on clinical trials. Ahern is an experienced technology and business executive with 3 successful startups and exits. Ahern focuses on strategic partnerships and M&A. His experience includes the management of investor relations and corporate information programs designed to strengthen a company's value and market reach.
Rick Strobridge was the CEO of RX.health (now Commure Engage!) an automated digital health company. He is an entrepreneur and business executive with 25 years of healthcare experience. He has been the founder, co-founder or initial management team member of five digital health startups and successful exits, with the most recent being Entra Health, sold to CRF Health (now Signant Health). He has specific expertise in healthcare technology implementation, start-ups, cross-functional team building, strategy, quality & regulatory systems, medical devices, mobile health and clinical research technology in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Dr. Sandra Newes (aka "Sandy") is a Licensed Psychologist operating a private practice in the Asheville, North Carolina area. Dr. Newes specializes in treating trauma, anxiety, chronic stress, self-regulation issues, and adult ADHD and works with older adolescents, young adults, and adult clients. In addition to her therapeutic practice, Dr. Newes is nationally recognized for her work in psychological testing, neurofeedback, outdoor behavioral healthcare, young adult and adolescent treatment program development, program research, and neurofeedback.
Curt Allen has spent the last 20 years, working in sales and sales leadership exclusively in the Telecommunications and IT Services space. In his role as Chief Channel Officer of Vonage, President, Strategic Channels at Windstream Enterprise, President of Channel at Sandler Partners and President of X4 Solutions he has worked with business leaders and company owners large and small to deliver connectivity and cloud solutions across the United States. Curt is on the board at Kennesaw State University's collegiate recovery program.
Teresa Johnston is the former Executive Director of the Kennesaw State University Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery and a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in addiction and recovery. She is a founding board member and first President of the Association of Recovery in Higher Education and teaches at the graduate level. Ms. Johnston has extensive experience in corporate organizational development, strategic management with experience consulting for fortune 100 companies.
Christina Wafford delivers over 18 years of business, finance and accounting experience to Convey. She has a track record of directing the financial operations of an organization resulting in M&A events and successful capital raises. Wafford has held senior management positions at high profile and start-up companies, including Neodata/EDS, netLibrary, Concepts Direct, Raindance Communications, and Accruit. Wafford's experience includes international and domestic, public and private company acquisitions and merger and integration planning. She has built and developed all aspects of finance and accounting functions including systems, policies and procedures, budgeting, business plan development, and facilities management.
Although Laura Bradfield lost her 15-year battle with the disease of addiction on December 21, 2017, insights learned from her life, her struggles to achieve recovery and maintain wellness, and her achievements and setbacks have inspired InterAct Lifeline to use her story as our inspiration and motivation to help those that struggle. Learn more by Rethink the Family, an InterAct portal focused on prevention.
