Pete Earley is a storyteller whose books include four New York Times bestsellers, likeThe Hot House and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.His years as an investigative journalist include six years at The Washington Post. Pete is a tireless advocate for mental health system reform.
Many listeners ask: What about the Dads? Pete Earley knows. He was most recently seen on the PBS documentary “Hiding in Plain Sight” with his son Kevin Mike Earley.
In today’s episode we hear their family story, and many thoughts on what we’d like to change about the system - including NAMI. We also touch on the new 988 system, and once again Judge Stephen Leifman in Florida, who envisioned a reform program that would help people reintegrate into society by helping them with housing, relationships, and health care—especially mental health care.
We ask:
Links: http://www.peteearley.com/
Judge Leifman speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFbyI6I0Mlk
The Lifeline and 988 - https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/
NPR 988 story:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/15/1111316589/988-suicide-hotline-number
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