25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines*of the radical mental health movement
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Overmedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy,*involuntary hospitalization,*traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the*struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic*problems of our mental-health care system, this book gives voice to those with*personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion, like*people of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It is dedicated to finding working alternatives*to the “Mental Health Industrial Complex” and shifting the conversation from*mental illness to mental health.