(Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health
by Kelly Jensen (Editor)
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A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2018Who’s Crazy?
What does it mean to be crazy? Is using the word crazy offensive? What happens when a label like that gets attached to your everyday experiences?
To understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. Because there’s no single definition of crazy, there’s no single experience that embodies it, and the word itself means different things—wild? extreme? disturbed? passionate?—to different people.
In show more (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, thirty-three actors, athletes, writers, and artists offer essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore a wide range of topics:
their personal experiences with mental illness,
how we do and don’t talk about mental health,
help for better understanding how every person’s brain is wired differently,
and what, exactly, might make someone crazy. If you’ve ever struggled with your mental health, or know someone who has, come on in, turn the pages . . . and let’s get talking.
This award-winning anthology is from the highly-praised editor of Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World and Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy.
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Actors, athletes, writers, and artists offer a diverse and appealing selection of essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore a wide range of topics including their personal experiences with mental illness, how we do and don’t talk about mental health, and help for better understanding how every person’s brain is wired differently. Relevant resources and suggested readings are provided for readers who would like to explore further. This is a fantastic book for teens looking for comfort, validation, or information. It provides insight for those seeking to understand others and hope for those seeking understanding.
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- 616.89 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Diseases, Allergies, Skin Conditions Nervous Disorders: Autism, Anorexia, OCD Mental disorders: bi-polar/schizophrenia
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