Andrea Schroer and I are pleased to announce the 2013 Edition of Defying Mental Illness: Finding Recovery with Community Resources and Family Support.
This is a major update. We reorganized the material so it is even easier
to read -- and added new material on eating disorders, family support,
suicide prevention, anti-stigma programs, and violence prevention, plus
we updated our sections on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
More importantly, we responded to reader suggestions and included new
material that helps churches and community groups do outreach to people
with mental illness. We have included a simple script that anyone can
use to provide support and screen for trouble. It's just four questions.
We think that simple scripts and some very basic training can
accomplish for mental illness recovery what AA accomplished for sober
recovery. Anyone can use our book to help a friend stay safe and engaged
in a recovery process.
Defying Mental Illness is the only book of its kind. It is a
one-volume quick reference, plus a resource guide, plus a guidebook to
recovery. It works as a basic textbook. Most importantly, Defying Mental Illness is truly strength-based, focused on recovery, and designed to keep families working together to support each other.
The new edition is currently migrating through our distribution
channels. It will be available on all e-book platforms and through
Amazon, and distributed to libraries and institutions through Baker and
Taylor. The distribution process should be complete within about two
weeks.
The following direct links work right now.
Defying Mental Illness 2013 Edition on Amazon -- print edition.
Defying Mental Illness 2013 Edition - Kindle Version on Amazon
Defying Mental Illness 2013 edition - All ebook formats on Smashwords - includes Nook, Apple, Kobo, Sony, and PDF versions.