System Never Built by Bowman Kimberly (11 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For years, Kim believed the mental health system would eventually catch her son before he fell too far.It never did.What followed was a devastating cycle familiar to millions of families navigating severe mental illness in America: psychiatric crises, emergency room visits, homelessness, incarceration, fragmented care, exhausted caregivers, and systems that responded only after collapse had already occurred.In The System We Never Built, Kim shares the deeply personal story of her son Jonathan's journey through untreated psychosis and the criminal justice system while exposing a painful national reality: America never created a true continuum of care for people living with severe mental illness.Blending memoir, research, policy analysis, and lived experience, this powerful book examines: why severe mental illness so often leads to jail instead of treatmenthow fragmented systems force families into impossible situationsthe myths that continue to shape public perception and public policythe devastating gaps between hospitals, courts, housing, and crisis carewhy caregivers are often left carrying responsibilities systems were meant to holdwhat communities can do to build compassionate, evidence-based alternativesThroughout the book, Kim challenges the assumption that the system is merely "broken." Her argument is far more urgent: for many people living with severe mental illness, a real system was never fully built at all.At once heartbreaking and hopeful, The System We Never Built is both a mother's story and a call to action. urging communities, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and families to imagine something better than crisis, criminalization, and survival.People in crisis need care. not cuffs. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For years, Kim believed the mental health system would eventually catch her son before he fell too far.It never did.What followed was a devastating cycle familiar to millions of families navigating severe mental illness in America: psychiatric crises, emergency room visits, homelessness, incarceration, fragmented care, exhausted caregivers, and systems that responded only after collapse had already occurred.In The System We Never Built, Kim shares the deeply personal story of her son Jonathan's journey through untreated psychosis and the criminal justice system while exposing a painful national reality: America never created a true continuum of care for people living with severe mental illness.Blending memoir, research, policy analysis, and lived experience, this powerful book examines: why severe mental illness so often leads to jail instead of treatmenthow fragmented systems force families into impossible situationsthe myths that continue to shape public perception and public policythe devastating gaps between hospitals, courts, housing, and crisis carewhy caregivers are often left carrying responsibilities systems were meant to holdwhat communities can do to build compassionate, evidence-based alternativesThroughout the book, Kim challenges the assumption that the system is merely "broken." Her argument is far more urgent: for many people living with severe mental illness, a real system was never fully built at all.At once heartbreaking and hopeful, The System We Never Built is both a mother's story and a call to action. urging communities, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and families to imagine something better than crisis, criminalization, and survival.People in crisis need care. not cuffs. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - For years, Kim believed the mental health system would eventually catch her son before he fell too far.It never did.What followed was a devastating cycle familiar to millions of families navigating severe mental illness in America: psychiatric crises, emergency room visits, homelessness, incarceration, fragmented care, exhausted caregivers, and systems that responded only after collapse had already occurred.In The System We Never Built, Kim shares the deeply personal story of her son Jonathan's journey through untreated psychosis and the criminal justice system while exposing a painful national reality: America never created a true continuum of care for people living with severe mental illness.Blending memoir, research, policy analysis, and lived experience, this powerful book examines:why severe mental illness so often leads to jail instead of treatmenthow fragmented systems force families into impossible situationsthe myths that continue to shape public perception and public policythe devastating gaps between hospitals, courts, housing, and crisis carewhy caregivers are often left carrying responsibilities systems were meant to holdwhat communities can do to build compassionate, evidence-based alternativesThroughout the book, Kim challenges the assumption that the system is merely 'broken.' Her argument is far more urgent: for many people living with severe mental illness, a real system was never fully built at all.At once heartbreaking and hopeful, The System We Never Built is both a mother's story and a call to action. urging communities, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and families to imagine something better than crisis, criminalization, and survival.People in crisis need care. not cuffs.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For years, Kim believed the mental health system would eventually catch her son before he fell too far.It never did.What followed was a devastating cycle familiar to millions of families navigating severe mental illness in America: psychiatric crises, emergency room visits, homelessness, incarceration, fragmented care, exhausted caregivers, and systems that responded only after collapse had already occurred.In The System We Never Built, Kim shares the deeply personal story of her son Jonathan's journey through untreated psychosis and the criminal justice system while exposing a painful national reality: America never created a true continuum of care for people living with severe mental illness.Blending memoir, research, policy analysis, and lived experience, this powerful book examines: why severe mental illness so often leads to jail instead of treatmenthow fragmented systems force families into impossible situationsthe myths that continue to shape public perception and public policythe devastating gaps between hospitals, courts, housing, and crisis carewhy caregivers are often left carrying responsibilities systems were meant to holdwhat communities can do to build compassionate, evidence-based alternativesThroughout the book, Kim challenges the assumption that the system is merely "broken." Her argument is far more urgent: for many people living with severe mental illness, a real system was never fully built at all.At once heartbreaking and hopeful, The System We Never Built is both a mother's story and a call to action. urging communities, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and families to imagine something better than crisis, criminalization, and survival.People in crisis need care. not cuffs. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The System We Never Built | Kimberly A Bowman | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | KI Productions | EAN 9781961605725 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.