Not Waving, Drowning. Mental Illness And Vulnerability In Australia. Quarterly Essay 85

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Quarterly Essay
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2022
Edition: First Edition

Description: 153 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: How can we mend Australias broken mental health systemAround one-fifth of Australians will suffer from mental illness in any given year. And the pandemic is making things worse, especially in schools. Our mental health system is under stress and not fit for purpose. What is to be done In this brilliant mix of portraiture and analysis, Sarah Krasnostein tells the stories of three women and their treatment by the state while at their most unwell. What do their experiences tell us about the likelihood of institutional and cultural change Krasnostein argues that we live in a society that often punishes vulnerability, but shows we have the resources to mend a broken system. But do we have the will to do so, or must the patterns of the past persist into the futureAbout the Author Sarah Krasnostein is the multi-award-winning author of The Trauma Cleaner and The Believer. Her writing has appeared in magazines and journals in Australia, the United Kingdom and America. She holds a doctorate in criminal law.

ISBN: 9781760643270