Mental illness can strike anyone, but contemporary asylums too-often come in the form of jails and prisons that are not properly equipped to help people with complicated mental disorders, according to journalist and author Pete Earley. His book, “Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness,” is about his personal experience with his son's mental illness, as well as his investigation into the mental health system -- or lack thereof.
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Pete Earley
, former Washington Post reporter, author of “Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness.