Fragile Minds
An Advocate's Story
by Diane Lane Chambers
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Pub Date Jun 23 2023 | Archive Date Nov 26 2023
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Description
After a series of traumatic events, including breast cancer and a two-year battle with anxiety and depression,
Diane Chambers, a professional sign language interpreter, searches for a deeper understanding of mental illness and those who suffer from it. Taking her community interpreting work into the trenches of the psychiatric communities, she comes to a rude awakening.
Our laws are allowing thousands of individuals with serious mental illness to go without treatment. Too often the results are tragic. This astounding revelation sets her on an unexpected crusade to make a difference.
In her memoir, Fragile Minds: An Advocate’s Story, Chambers shares her experience and her knowledge of mental illness and our system of care, including its flaws and its politics, hoping to awaken others to the fight for reform.
Advance Praise
“Chambers writes a wide-ranging memoir that deserves not only placement in any library strong in mental health memoirs, but those interested in community issues and health community challenges. Ideally, it will not repose on such shelves, but will become a flash point of conversation for book clubs, advocacy groups, and mental illness treatment professionals who will see in its stories and examples the roots of positive change.”
—Diane Donovan, Editor, Bookwatch
“…Chambers has crafted the most effective memoir that supports a worthy cause. I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy reading a real-life story about a social issue.”
—Anikita Shukla for Readers’ Favorite
“Kudos Upon Kudos! I read Fragile Minds this weekend. This book took me into environments I've never experienced and shows how neglect of mental health results in mass catastrophes -- although many tools exist to deal with mental illness. Diane Lane Chambers shows how advocacy really can convince Congress to almost unanimously make improvements. All told through the eyes of one in a rare occupation: an American Sign Language Interpreter…”
―Eleanor Binnings review on Amazon
“...This is an incredible book which I strongly recommend and feel is a necessary subject that shouts “enough is enough.”
—Leigh Kimberly Zoby of Reader Views"
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780976096788 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 378 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Kelly L, Librarian
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As a psychology graduate, this book easily grabbed me. This author totally hits the nail on the head with this book. The mental health system still needs to be overhauled to provide treatment for those with severe mental illnesses. I agree with her that HIPPA needs to change to provide parents of adult children to have access to their mental health records so hopefully they could help their adult child or to be able to have schools/police/others be able to notify each other with behavior is disturbing. The institutions back in the day may have been mismanaged but it seems like it would be better than letting severely mentally ill people become homeless and in turn, commit serious crimes. I can't believe these so-called "professionals" encourage people to stop taking their medications. And how does anyone expect a psychotic person to agree to their commitment into a mental hospital?! So many severely mentally ill people don't even realize they are mentally ill!
Argh! So much to be frustrated about!
It's very refreshing to read something like this that doesn't blame guns. Guns are NOT the issue. Untreated severe mental illnesses ARE the issue. Jails and prisons are so overcrowded with mentally ill people and they're not getting the help they need. What a concept to be able to treat people for their severe mental illnesses BEFORE they become a danger to themselves or others. That would make so much sense and would save taxpayers money.
