Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Powers on Mental Health in America

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Powers on Mental Health in America

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Ron Powers says his recent book “No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America” is one he promised himself he would never write.

The book is based on the true story of his two sons' struggles with mental illness. Both were diagnosed with Schizophrenia as young men.

While deeply personal, Powers gives insight on the battles his sons’ fought and details into their family life. He also looks at the history of mental illness, including incarceration, medication and more. 

"I was determined to give the mentally ill, invisible to much of society and often denied the very basic acknowledgment of their own humanity, a voice,” Powers says.

Powers is the author or co-author of 14 previous books, including New York Times bestselling “Flags of our Fathers” and “True Compass."