Dan E. Weisburd is a distinguished writer, producer, director, story editor, publisher, and corporate executive who has worked for over 50 years in the motion picture, television, and educational media industries. In 1980, Dan’s eldest son David was diagnosed with schizophrenia while attending Harvard University. Frustrated by the difficulty of getting quality care for David, Weisburd became one of the California mental health community’s most vocal advocates. He has served as the president of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill (CAMI), published CAMI’s main publication, The Journal, and created programs to train law enforcement on how to work with individuals suffering from mental health problems. Weisburd served as Chairman for Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy’s Task Force for the Seriously Mentally Ill, which led to the passage of AB 3777 and the creation of Integrated Service Agencies in California.

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