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Crazy

A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness

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By: Pete Earley
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Pete Earley had no idea. He'd been a journalist for over 30 years, and the author of several award-winning, even best-selling, nonfiction books about crime and punishment and society. Yet he'd always been on the outside looking in. He had no idea what it was like to be on the inside looking out until his son, Mike, was declared mentally ill, and Earley was thrown headlong into the maze of contradictions, disparities, and catch-22s that is America's mental health system.

The more Earley dug, the more he uncovered the bigger picture: our nation's prisons have become our new mental hospitals. Crazy tells two stories. The first is his son's. The second describes what Earley learned during a year-long investigation inside the Miami-Dade County jail, where he was given complete, unrestricted access. There, and in the surrounding community, he shadowed inmates and patients; interviewed correctional officers, public defenders, prosecutors, judges, mental-health professionals, and the police; talked with parents, siblings, and spouses; consulted historians, civil rights lawyers, and legislators.

The result is both a remarkable piece of investigative journalism, and a wake-up call; a portrait that could serve as a snapshot of any community in America.

©2006 Pete Earley; (P)2006 Tantor Media Inc Psychology & Mental Health Biographies & Memoirs Mental Health Psychology Thought-Provoking Parents & Adult Children Conflict Resolution Parenting & Families Relationships Inspiring Mental Illness
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"Parents of the mentally ill should find solace and food for thought in its pages." (Publishers Weekly)
"Crazy is a godsend. It will open the minds of many who make choices for the mentally ill." (Patty Duke)
Eye-opening Investigation • Personal Family Perspective • Clear Enunciation • Comprehensive Historical Context

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the book is fantastic-- Perfect for my paper about mental illness for my Rhetoric course. However the voice chosen for this book is so dry that it makes it difficult to read. Also, be prepared for some uncovered injustices in the world

facinating book, okay narrarator

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Good self help book if looked at properly. when it comes to extremes especially. Also as far as institutions and the way the are ran the process on witch the state proceeds with mental health. Over all good read.

informative on Mental health.

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I have learned and woken up to the way people are treated with Mental Illnesses. Thank you for writing this.

This was a eye opening book.

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This book is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot. Well written and well thought out.

fantastic insight into a world with so little.

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I picked up this book to gain further insight on a project I am working on. Immediately, I found myself engrossed not only by the author's story of him and his son, but by how people like his son have been failed by the system over and over again. I have a better understanding on the complexities and challenges facing the mentally ill, and like with any truly great book,
I am left motivated to develop my understanding further. Lastly, as someone in recovery from addiction/substance use disorder, I often found myself drawing parallels between treatment, the system, and being housed in places never intended to help people like me. I recommend this book and would go so far as to hope to one day see it as required reading. The ending was incredible and logical and well spoken. Mahalo for this book!

A powerful exploration into the treatment of Mental Health in this country

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