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.
Liza Long is an author, educator, erstwhile classicist, and mother of four children based in Boise, Idaho. She has written and edited extensively for regional publications, includingEagle Magazine,Greenbelt Magazine, andThe Blue Review. Since her essay "I Am Adam Lanza's Mother" went viral, she has appeared on theToday Show,Good Morning America,Erin Burnett Out Front, andAnderson Cooper 360, among others. She presented a talk on stigma at TEDx San Antonio in October 2013, and in 2016 she completed her Ed.D with a dissertation with research focused on mental health advocates and leadership.
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 of The Noonday Demon and Far from the
Tree
“Not only is Liza Long’s The Price of Silence an 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. But The
Price of Silence doesn’t only illuminate the crisis, it offers
solutions—ones that can lead to healing.”
—David Sheff, author of Beautiful 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 the process,
she charts a course that will provide an excellent guide for others
on this difficult journey as they make their way through the maze
of our current mental health care system.”
—Demitri Papolos, M.D., Co-Author, The Bipolar Child
“The most excruciatingly honest, portrayal of what it's like to be
the mom of a child with serious mental illness and how the mental
"health" system gets in the way.”
—DJ Jaffe, Executive Director, Mental Illness Policy Org
"A parent can only be as happy as her unhappiest child. Liza Long's
heartfelt, brainy, and gutsy book eloquently describes the
great pain, but also the unexpected joys, of having a child who
suffers from severe mental illness. I applaud her crusade against
silence, stigma, and shunning."--Allen Frances, M.D., author of
Saving Normal
“Liza Long deals a powerful and devastating blow-by-blow indictment
of how our mental health system has failed us. Her courageous
voice is an important call to action for a nation that has for too
long ignored the true situation. A must-read for anyone who wants
to understand the mental health crisis facing our nation."
—Matthew Lysiak, author of Newtown
“The Price of Silence goes deep into the civil rights issues that
parents face in getting appropriate care and education for their
children. Liza's ability to share the truth about her family's
experiences is changing history, making it possible for others to
step out of the darkness of isolation. Courage personified, she is
our Flawless heroine.”
—Janine Francolini, Founder and Board Chair of The Flawless
Foundation: Seeing the Perfection in Every Child
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