Parenting Mentally Ill Children: Faith, Caring, Support, and Surviving the System Contributor(s): Lecroy, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313358680 ISBN-13: 9780313358685 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Children With Special Needs - Family & Relationships | Learning Disabilities - Medical | Pediatrics |
Dewey: 618.928 |
LCCN: 2010053263 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Surgeon General has identified children's mental illness as a national problem that creates a burden of suffering so serious as to be considered a health crisis. Yet, what it means to be the parent of a mentally ill child has not been adequately considered--until now. Parenting Mentally Ill Children: Faith, Caring, Support, and Survival captures the essence of caring for these youngsters, providing resources and understanding for parents and an instructive lesson for society. Author Craig Winston LeCroy uses in-depth interviews to chronicle the experiences of parents of mentally ill children as they attempt to survive each day, obtain needed help, and reach out for support, and he lets them share their misunderstood emotions of shame, anger, fear, guilt, and powerlessness in the face of stigma from professionals, family, and friends. The book concludes with a critical appraisal of the social policies that must be implemented to help--and the reasons we should feel obligated to initiate them. |