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Advocating for Mentally Ill Family Members : Lessons for Mental Health Policymakers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Airhart, Janice.
- Series:
- Disability Studies
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- Documenting the lived experiences of families navigating mental illness, stigma, and structural neglect.
- Contents:
- FrontCover
- Half-Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Abstract
- Content warning
- Table of Contents
- Learning objectives
- 1 Mental health stories matter
- Introduction
- Process
- My story
- 2 Parent stories
- Ann
- Beth
- Sarah and John
- 3 Child stories
- Amy
- Kate
- Margo
- 4 Sibling stories
- Margaret
- Greg
- Sylvia
- 5 Partner stories
- Patricia
- Samy
- Celeste
- 6 Lessons for policymakers
- Obstacles to appropriate diagnosis and treatment
- What the research says
- Recommendations
- 1. HIPAA reform
- 2. Education and support
- 3. Family involvement
- 4. Safety
- 5. Stigma
- What does the future hold?
- Appendix I Interview questions
- Appendix II Mental health conditions
- Recommended projects and discussions
- References
- Recommended further reading
- About the author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Airhart, Janice Advocating for Mentally Ill Family Members
- ISBN:
- 9781917566827
- OCLC:
- 1541770249
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