Eric Smith
Eric Smith is a consultant, public speaker, and leading voice in mental health advocacy.
Eric is as a member of the Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance Board of Directors, as well as a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas Public Policy Committee.
Part of Eric’s journey is in the book You Are Not Alone, written by NAMI Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth. Some of Eric’s journey is also written about in Bedlam, authored by Peabody Award-winning Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD. Eric wrote a chapter about being incarcerated without treatment for mental illness in Navigating Bipolar Country. Eric also authored a section in Awakenings, a book that reached #1 as a New Release in Medical Mental Illness on Amazon.
Eric is the founder and owner of Eric W. T. Smith Consulting, LLC. Through lived experience, Eric offers consultation to families and individuals impacted by serious mental illness and related matters.