FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oct. 8, 2025
Caregiver Action Network
Contact: Allison Borthwick
Email: aborthwick@caregiveraction.org
Phone: 202-780-9978

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WASHINGTON, DC – Caregiver Action Network (CAN), the nation’s leading family caregiver organization, is proud to announce the appointment of Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., to its Board of Directors.

Dr. Jacobs is a nationally recognized clinical psychologist, family therapist, healthcare consultant, author, and speaker whose work over three decades has profoundly shaped the field of caregiving. A former magazine journalist, he has written extensively on caregiver coping and authored influential works including The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers and The AARP Caregiver Answer Book, as well as writing a caregiver self-help column for AARP.org since 2013. Over the course of his career, Dr. Jacobs has delivered more than 700 presentations to family caregivers, healthcare providers, and social service professionals and care managers. He maintains an in-person and virtual psychotherapy practice in Media PA where he specializes in supporting older adults with serious or chronic illnesses and their family caregivers. For seven years, he was the primary caregiver for his mother with vascular dementia and stepfather with Alzheimer’s disease.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Barry Jacobs to Caregiver Action Network’s Board of Directors,” said Marvell Adams Jr., CEO of Caregiver Action Network. “His lifelong dedication to caregivers is demonstrated in so many ways, and we are elated to have him join in support of Caregiver Action Network’s mission.”

“As Chair of Caregiver Action Network’s Board of Directors, I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Dr. Jacobs to the Board,” said Dawn Shedrick. “His breadth of experience, coupled with his deep passion for uplifting family caregivers, will help strengthen our work as we continue to stand beside the millions of caregivers across this country.

“I’m honored to have been recently nominated and approved to join the Board of Directors for one of the country’s premier caregiving advocacy and support organizations – Caregiver Action Network,” said Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D. “I look forward to collaborating with my fellow Board members and contributing to CAN’s vital mission of empowering and supporting family caregivers nationwide.”

Caregiver Action Network Board of Directors

• Dawn Shedrick, Founder & CEO of JenTex Training & Consulting – Chair
• Serena Lowe, Founder & Principal of AnereS Strategies, LLC – Vice Chair
• Helen Adeosun, CEO & Founder of CareAcademy – Treasurer
• Angela Kouters, Senior Government and Political Strategist – Board Director
• Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., Principal Consultant at Health Management Associates – Board Director

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