Her extensive legislative career included chairing key committees focused on public and behavioral health, education, and government accountability, as well as championing landmark programs such as the I Matter Program, which provides free mental health therapy for school-aged children and has served thousands of Colorado youth. Michaelson Jenet has seen the work that MIYO Health has done for school mental health access as the I Matter technical partner and is thrilled to be on their advisory board and to continue pushing for youth mental health access in school districts across the country. dafnaforcolorado.com

In addition, Michaelson Jenet has sponsored numerous pieces of legislation to protect foster youth and assist foster parents, protect and give a voice to victims of sexual assault, open up better and more affordable access to care for cancer patients, increase funding and resources for holocaust education, ensure every single child in a Colorado school has a free and healthy lunch, and more. She was often known as the “Jewish Momma Legislator,” as most of her bills had to do with children. leg.colorado.gov

An award-winning author, Michaelson Jenet published It Takes a Little Crazy to Make a Difference—a chronicle of her yearlong journey through all 50 states to highlight grassroots innovators—which received the 2015 International Book Award in Social Change. She later authored Peanut’s Legacy, a deeply personal exploration of pregnancy loss.

Today, Dafna Michaelson Jenet continues her work as a mission-driven changemaker to advance the wellbeing of families and young people across Colorado and beyond.