{"product_id":"fix-what-you-can-schizophrenia-and-a-lawmakers-fight-for-her-son-paperback","title":"Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMindy Greiling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne mother's fight to support her son and change a broken system\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his early twenties, Mindy Greiling's son, Jim, was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder after experiencing delusions that demanded he kill his mother. At the time, and for more than a decade after, Greiling was a Minnesota state legislator who struggled, along with her husband, to navigate and improve the state's inadequate mental health system. \u003ci\u003eFix What You Can\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating and frank account of caring for a person with a mental illness, told by a parent and advocate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Greiling describes challenges shared by many families, ranging from the practical (medication compliance, housing, employment) to the heartbreaking--suicide attempts, victimization, and illicit drug use. Greiling confronts the reality that some people with serious mental illness may be dangerous and reminds us that medication works--if taken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book chronicles her efforts to pass legislation to address problems in the mental health system, including obstacles to parental access to information and insufficient funding for care and research. It also recounts Greiling's painful memories of her grandmother, who was confined in an institution for twenty-three years--recollections that strengthen her determination that Jim's treatment be more humane. Written with her son's cooperation, \u003ci\u003eFix What You Can\u003c\/i\u003e offers hard-won perspective, practical advice, and useful resources through a brave and personal story that takes the long view of what success means when coping with mental illness. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMindy Greiling was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. She helped found the nation's first state mental health caucus, which successfully lobbied for a significant increase in Minnesota's mental health funding. She has served on state and national boards of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and is on the University of Minnesota Psychiatry Community Advisory Council. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391256379570,"sku":"9781517909598","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/af484f8164fbbc7725f28ac39d95a6a6.webp?v=1777952296","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fix-what-you-can-schizophrenia-and-a-lawmakers-fight-for-her-son-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}