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Pete Earley, Author of Crazy

Season 2014 Episode 6 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Franklin interviews author Pete Earley about his memoir, “Crazy.”

Marcia Franklin speaks with former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley about his book, Crazy. The memoir chronicles what he learned about America’s mental health system while trying to get help for his mentally ill son, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2007. The two discuss why he wanted to write the book, as well as what he sees as current gaps in mental health policy in the U.S.

10/09/2014 | Rating TV-G

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Dialogue

Pete Earley, Author of Crazy

Season 2014 Episode 6 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Franklin speaks with former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley about his book, Crazy. The memoir chronicles what he learned about America’s mental health system while trying to get help for his mentally ill son, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2007. The two discuss why he wanted to write the book, as well as what he sees as current gaps in mental health policy in the U.S.

10/09/2014 | Rating TV-G

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