Mindy Greiling

Fix What You Can

Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son

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Produktbeschreibung

"Fix What You Can is an illuminating and frank account of caring for a person with a mental illness, told by a parent and advocate"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 137mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781517909598
• ISBN-10: 1517909597
• Artikelnr.: 59548374

Autorenporträt

Mindy Greiling was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. She helped found the nation’s first state mental health caucus, which successfully lobbied for a significant increase in Minnesota’s mental health funding. She has served on state and national boards of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and is on the University of Minnesota Psychiatry Community Advisory Council. 

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Our Story
Prologue
Part I
1. The Call
2. Alarm Bells
3. Bum
4. Psych Ward Silence
5. Sharing the News
6. Frustration Inspires Legislation
7. Allies in Empathy and Action
8. Angela Visits
9. Advice from a Prisoner
10. The Third Rail
11. One of Them
12. Early Intervention
13. Tasks Unlimited
14. Debating the Governor
15. “This Bill Will Save Lives”
16. Mind Over Fat
17. Jim Is Amazing
18. The Depths of Delusion
Part II
19. Vulnerable Adult
20. Mother’s Day Turmoil
21. Really Bad News
22. ACT
23. Celebrating in Mental Health Court
24. The Risk of Hospitality
25. Colleen
26. A Better Job
27. One Very Lucky Young Man
28. Care Meeting Chaos
29. Deny, Enable, Repeat
30. Jail Instead of the Caucus
31. Escape to Puerto Vallarta
32. Relapse and Roses
33. Treat to Street
34. Where Will Jim Live?
35. Hope in the Shadows
36. Home, for Now
Epilogue
Resources