David Shern, Ph.D.

David Shern, Ph.D., founded the National Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health, a National Institute of Mental Health-funded services research center. He currently heads Mental Health America.

He has authored more than 100 publications including papers in Health Affairs, Psychiatric Services, Medical Care, Health Services Research, Behavioral Health Services and Research and the American Journal of Public Health.

Shern serves on the boards of National Health Council; Campaign for Mental Health Reform; and on the National Advisory Committee for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has testified before the U.S. Congress on the inclusion of behavioral health in all aspects of healthcare reform.