Pete Earley, Bestselling Author/ Mental Health Advocate: Hard Lessons Learned
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This episode from Friday, October 31, 2019 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable Board President, Karen Talbott:
"He spoke not only as an informed author but also as a dedicated father who never gave up in finding help for his son and many, many others in an environment where accessing mental health services is so important but sometimes complicated."
A former Washington Post reporter, Pete Earley is the author of 11 nonfiction books, including four New York Times bestsellers, and six novels. He is best known for his nonfiction book, CRAZY: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness, which was one of two finalists for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. (The word CRAZY in the title refers to our current mental health system.)
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