{"product_id":"through-the-fire-fredrick-e-vars-9781493087839","title":"Through the Fire: How People with Mental Illness Are Empowering Each Other","description":"\u003cp\u003eMental health touches every aspect of life in the United States: from police encounters to prisons, and from hospitals to housing, those suffering from mental illness are overrepresented and underserved. In \u003ci\u003eThrough the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, leading expert in the field of mental health law\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eFredrick Vars reveals that some of the most promising reforms are coming from within the community of individuals living with mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this personal and compassionate survey of mental health in America, readers meet the real-life advocates working on the frontlines of reform. Through their stories, and bolstered by his own experience inside the system after suffering a psychotic break, Vars reveals that hopeful solutions are already in action. Illustrating key reforms such as respite housing programs, unique peer-to-peer services, and Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), a highly effective but underused model for supporting people with serious mental health problems outside of institutions, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e shows that lasting change requires a paradigm shift: Mental illness is a disease, not a character flaw. Empowering people with mental illness to become effective advocates and mentors for themselves and others may be the spark to fuel much-needed change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fredrick E. Vars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493087835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493087839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Fredrick E. Vars","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447040159999,"sku":"9781493087839","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_650e8f55-432d-4a47-9652-f6b205e60ff5.jpg?v=1777228406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-the-fire-fredrick-e-vars-9781493087839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}