Jayne Demsky

About the Author

For the past decade, Jayne Demsky has worked with the National Alliance on Mental Illness's New Jersey state office and the New Jersey stigma-free movement working with public policy, educational, and legislative stakeholders for improved awareness and access to children's mental health services. In 2014, she started the School Avoidance Alliance to help educate families and schools on school avoidance best practices and evidence-based solutions. Jayne serves on the International Network for School Attendance's (INSA) conference committee and was recently honored as a featured speaker at INSA's Making Waves to Advance School Attendance annual conference in the Netherlands in October 2022.
 
AUTHOR RESIDENCE: Mahwah, NJ