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Crazy A father's search through America's mental health madness

A journalistic investigation into the criminalization of America's mentally ill describes the author's battle with the shortcomings of the mental health system and the Miami-Dade County jail after his son was declared bipolar.

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Main Author: Earley, Pete (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2006.
Subjects:
Earley, Mike.
Mentally ill > Biography.
Mentally ill offenders > Florida > Miami > Case studies.
Mentally ill > Effect of imprisonment on > Florida > Miami-Dade County.
Earley, Pete.
Mentally ill > Family relationships > Case studies.
Parent and child.
Biographies.
Case studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Major players
  • Preface
  • Mike's story : 1
  • Mike's story : 2
  • Part One. The ninth floor
  • Part Two. Smoke in the air
  • Mike's story : 3
  • Part Three. "A damn cruel disease"
  • Mike's story : 4
  • Part Four. Searching for a safe place
  • Mike's story : 5
  • Part Five. Déjà vu
  • Mike's story : 6
  • Acknowledgments
  • Helpful resources
  • Helpful books.

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