{"product_id":"a-letter-to-my-son-paperback","title":"A Letter to My Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGill Holt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes how the mental health system could not keep our son alive after his ten-year struggle with schizophrenia, despite the best efforts of countless caring professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt recognises the most significant underlying issue being the need for mental health to receive a greater proportion of spending - an important message for politicians. And it identifies from a parent's perspective key areas for improvement even within the current system, which should be of interest to mental health professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough there is no 'happy ending' there may still be some insights to help parents identify possible early signals of mental health issues in their children, and how to act - quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book documents our family's experience in supporting our son through a 10-year struggle with paranoid schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt explains how difficult it is, in the early stages, of recognising that an illness is developing, and knowing what to do about it - and that this is compounded by the fact that the sufferer often does not want to admit to the illness, even to themself; also how, with a young adult, data protection law can significantly restrict parental influence on intervening; and how the involvement of the significant carer in the sectioning process under the mental health acts can introduce conflict between parent and child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt highlights some weaknesses in how our mental health system seeks to provide a community care route to recovery - too little supported housing, excessively high caseloads for staff, lack of 24\/7 cover, ineffective co-ordination and continuity across agencies to address the individual's needs, and reliance on the police sometimes as the last resort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt provides much evidence of the impact of under-investment in mental health, when compared with physical health, even though the two are so inter-dependent; also demonstrates that the mechanisms for agreeing funding for different intervention options can lead to less than optimum outcomes - both in clinical and financial terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48160796868867,"sku":"9781783825509","price":300.38,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/LIt5ivsUH79781783825509.webp?v=1778982635","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-hk\/products\/a-letter-to-my-son-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}