Secretary NAMI Board of Directors
EmailSheldon A. Jacobs, PsyD, is Secretary of the NAMI Board of Directors, President of NAMI Southern Nevada and was Vice President of NAMI Southern Nevada for four years. He first learned about NAMI through a family member's mental health crisis in 1999, who was attending a peer-to-peer support group and
Sheldon is the recipient of numerous local, state and national awards for efforts in increasing mental health awareness amongst underserved communities, as well as written several academic articles in professional journals and has published the book “48: An Experiential Memoir on Homelessness” in November 2020.
Dr. Jacobs earned a BA in Communications and English Minor from The Ohio State University; masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, and doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University.
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