{"product_id":"insane-consequences-how-the-mental-health-industry-fails-the-mentally-ill-hardcover","title":"Insane Consequences: How the Mental Health Industry Fails the Mentally Ill - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDj Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-researched and highly critical examination of the state of our mental health system by the industry's most relentless critic presents a new and controversial explanation as to why--in spite of spending $147 billion annually--140,000 seriously mentally ill are homeless, 390,000 are incarcerated, and even educated, tenacious, and caring people can't get treatment for their mentally ill loved ones. DJ Jaffe blames the mental health industry and the government for shunning the 10 million adults who are the most seriously mentally ill--mainly those who suffer from schizophrenia and severe bipolar disorder--and, instead, working to improve \"mental wellness\" in 43 million others, many of whom are barely symptomatic. Using industry and government documents, scientific journals, and anecdotes from his thirty years of advocacy, Jaffe documents the \u003ci\u003einsane consequences\u003c\/i\u003e of these industry-driven policies: psychiatric hospitals for the seriously ill are still being closed; involuntary commitment criteria are being narrowed to the point where laws now \u003ci\u003erequire\u003c\/i\u003e violence rather than prevent it; the public is endangered; and the mentally ill and their families are forced to suffer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsane Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e proposes smart, compassionate, affordable, and sweeping reforms designed to send the most seriously ill to the head of the line for services rather than to jails, shelters, prisons, and morgues. It lays out a road map to spend less on mental \"health\" and more on mental \"illness\"--replace mission creep with mission control and return the mental health system to a focus on the most seriously ill. It is not money that is lacking; it's leadership. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a must-read for anyone who works in the mental health industry or cares about the mentally ill, violence, homelessness, incarceration, or public policy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDJ Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of Mental Illness Policy Org., a nonpartisan think tank, which creates detailed policy analysis for legislators, the media, and advocates. He regularly appears on television and has written opinion pieces for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and articles for \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He has served with numerous nonprofits including the Treatment Advocacy Center and National Alliance on Mental Illness. He has a seriously mentally ill relative and lives with his wife, Rose, and dog, Pickles, in Harlem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 363\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239575843090,"sku":"9781633882911","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/bTRlaFBGUUZrZ010bG5UV285WCtzQT09.webp?v=1777884228","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/insane-consequences-how-the-mental-health-industry-fails-the-mentally-ill-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}