Fragile Minds: An Advocate's Story by Diane Chambers Paperback Book

Description: Fragile Minds by Diane Chambers Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description After a series of traumatic events, including breast cancer and a two-year battle with anxiety and depression, Diane Chambers, a professional sign language interpreter, searches for a deeper understanding of mental illness and those who suffer from it. Taking her interpreting work into the trenches of the psychiatric communities, she comes to a rude awakening. Our laws are allowing thousands of individuals with serious mental illness to go without treatment. Too often the results are tragic. This astounding revelation sets her on an unexpected crusade to make a difference.In her memoir, Fragile Minds: An Advocates Story, Chambers shares her experience and knowledge of mental illness and our system of care, including its flaws and politics, hoping to awaken others to the fight for reform of our laws. Author Biography Diane Lane Chambers has enjoyed a career as a professional sign language interpreter for over 45 years. Her focus for the last 20 years has been interpreting in the medical and behavioral health arenas. Active in the National League of American Pen Women, she has served as the NLAPW Denver Branch vice president and several terms as president. In her free time she follows legislation and advocates for reform of our nations privacy laws and involuntary commitment statues to remove barriers to treatment for persons with serious mental illness. Diane is the author of two other nonfiction books: Words in My Hands: A Teacher, A Deaf-Blind Man, An Unforgettable Journey and Hearing the Stream: A Survivors Journey into the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer. She is the producer and narrator of a DVD about Support Service Providers for persons with hearing and vision loss titled, SSPs: What Are They and Why Are They Necessary html Details ISBN 0976096781 ISBN-13 9780976096788 Title Fragile Minds Author Diane Chambers Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 378 Publisher Ellexa Press LLC GE_Item_ID:135640152; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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