Jacqueline Janssen is an advocate for families affected by (no-fault brain disease) mental illness. She is the California Policy Director for the National Shattering Silence Coalition and one of the creators of the County Family Partnership Policy. A former board member of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), her goal is for Clinician-Family Collaboration training to be required for mental health care certification nationwide. Jacqueline is also an advocate for women's rights and was a nominated Changemaker for the White House's United State of Women. She holds a bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley and is a member of the International Association for Feminist Economics. Her writing is dedicated to mental health, family healing, and gender equality. She revels in family, writing, advocacy, and the art and adventure of traveling the world with her husband.