Janet Dafoe
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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.[1]
Advocacy[edit | edit source]
Open Letters[edit | edit source]
- 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.[2]
Millions Missing protest[edit | edit source]
- 2016, Dr. Dafoe and her husband, Dr. Ron Davis, protested with #MillionsMissing at the San Francisco satellite protest on May 25, 2016.[3]
- 2017, Dr Dafoe couldn't attend the rally but her statement was read on her behalf[4]
- 2018, Dr. Dafoe spoke at the 2018 #MillionsMissing Demonstration in San Francisco[5]
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- 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[6]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "About Us". Phoenix Rising. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Trial By Error: An Open Letter to The Lancet, Two Years On". Virology blog. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ "#MillionsMissing - #MillionsMissing". millionsmissing.meaction.net. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Voices from Sacramento: Janet Dafoe and Ashley Haugen - #MEAction". #MEAction. June 7, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 #MillionsMissing Demonstration in San Francisco | ME/CFS". YouTube. 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 #MillionsMissing Demonstration in San Francisco | ME/CFS". YouTube. 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
