Janet Dafoe

Janet Dafoe, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who worked primarily with adolescents and children with ADHD, Asperger's, anxiety, and depression. She was a Staff Psychologist at the Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto from 1985 until 2005, and at Morrissey Compton Educational Center in Redwood City, CA from 2005 – present. When her son Whitney Dafoe became ill with ME, she began to care for him at home. She is married to Dr. Ronald Davis.

Dafoe joined the Board of Directors of Phoenix Rising in 2017.

Open Letters

 * 2018, Dr. Dafoe was one of the signatories of the Open letter to the Lancet urging its editor to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial as published in its journal.

Millions Missing protest

 * 2016, Dr. Dafoe and her husband, Dr. Ron Davis, protested with #MillionsMissing at the San Francisco satellite protest on May 25, 2016.
 * 2017, Dr Dafoe couldn't attend the rally but her statement was read on her behalf
 * 2018, Dr. Dafoe spoke at the 2018 #MillionsMissing Demonstration in San Francisco

Talks and interviews

 * 2015 Janet and daughter talk about Whitney's illness at a reception
 * 2016 Janet Dafoe's Talk at OMF Fundraiser
 * 2018, Dr. Dafoe speaking at the 2018 #MillionsMissing Demonstration in San Francisco
 * 29 Sep 2018, Greetings, given at Second Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS, sponsored by Open Medicine Foundation - (Video)

Online presence

 * Janet Dafoe on Twitter
 * Janet Dafoe on Facebook
 * Janet Dafoe's clinical practice webpage
 * Janet sings a Cherokee Honor Song for the ME/CFS patients and deceased at the #MillionsMissing rally in San Francisco