The Price of Silence: A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness

The Price of Silence: A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness
ISBN-10
0147516404
ISBN-13
9780147516404
Series
The Price of Silence
Category
Social Science
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2015-08-04
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Liza Long

Description

Liza Long, the author of “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother"—as seen in the documentaries American Tragedy and HBO®'s A Dangerous Son—speaks out about mental illness. Like most of the nation, Liza Long spent December 14, 2012, mourning the victims of the Newtown shooting. As the mother of a child with a mental illness, however, she also wondered: “What if my son does that someday?” The emotional response she posted on her blog went viral, putting Long at the center of a passionate controversy. Now, she takes the next step. Powerful and shocking, The Price of Silence looks at how society stigmatizes mental illness—including in children—and the devastating societal cost. In the wake of repeated acts of mass violence, Long points the way forward.

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