The Price of Silence: A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness [Paperback]

Liza Long,the author of “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother —as seen in the HBO® documentaryA Dangerous Son—speaks out about mental illness 

Like most of the nation, Liza Long spent December 14, 2012, mourning the victims of the Newtown shooting. As the mother of a child with a mental illness, however, she also wondered: “What if my son does that someday?”

The emotional response she posted on her blog went viral, putting Long at the center of a passionate controversy. Now, she takes the next step. Powerful and shocking,The Price of Silencelooks at how society stigmatizes mental illness—including in children—and the devastating societal cost. In the wake of repeated acts of mass violence, Long points the way forward.Winner of The Books for a Better Life Award

“In this courageous, determined, radical book, Liza Long exposes the dearth of alternatives for parents of kids with mental illnesses, the shame that attends their perceived failures, and the hope that such families may find their collective voice and demand better options.  I hope her passionate cry is heard far and wide.”
—Andrew Solomon, PhD, author ofThe Noonday DemonandFar from the Tree
 
“Not only is Liza Long’sThe Price of Silencean honest and inspiring memoir, but it’s an incisive indictment of what passes for a mental-health-care system in America—and what’s too often the result, mental illness leading to prison, not treatment. ButThe Price of Silencedoesn’t only illuminate the crisis, it offers solutions—ones that can lead to healing.”
—David Sheff, author ofBeautiful Boy
 
“Liza Long offers a lucid description of the myriad of problems that confound and perplex the average parent who struggles mightily to find answers and relief for their child. In thlS&