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Parenting mentally ill children, faith, caring, support, and surviving the system, Craig Winston LeCroy

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index

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non fiction

Parenting mentally ill children

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Craig Winston LeCroy

faith, caring, support, and surviving the system

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 consideredNuntil 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 helpNand the reasons we should feel obligated to initiate them

Introduction : the crisis of children's mental health -- Accepting the verdict : my child has a mental illness -- The burden of love : an everyday reality for parents -- Searching for help : expertise is hard to find -- Finding help : what matters to parents -- Managing and coping with everyday life : struggles and tribulations -- Faithful acts of caring : lessons on a meaningful life -- Society's obligation : doing more for our children