Robert David Jaffee is a journalist, novelist and mental-health activist, based in Los Angeles. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in the late 1990s, Robert has recovered from two psychotic breaks and psychiatric hospitalizations. Since 2000, he has written roughly 300 articles for publications including Thrive Global, the Huffington Post, the L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly, and the Jewish Journal. He is a graduate of Yale College and the Yale School of Management.