Tell Me I'm Here

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Penguin, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 283 pages
This is the compelling story of Jonathan, a charming teenager who turns into a fearful and tormented young man; it is also the heart-rending story of a mother facing the realisation that her child is going mad. First published in 1991, this book has become a classic, and is as moving and as relevant today as it ever was. This 1998 edition has been updated with a new Foreword from the author detailing the effects this book has had on society, both in Australia and worldwide; a new Afterword which discusses the advances in treatments for schizophrenia and developments in community attitudes and programs for mental illnesses in general; and a new, up-to-date section on Where to Go for Help.

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Contents

The House by the Sea
43
The Search for a Cure
80
Jail Is Heavy
142
Copyright

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About the author (1998)

Anne Deveson was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya on June 19, 1930. During World War II, her family was evacuated from Great Britain to Malaya and then Australia as refugees. After a brief return to London, she moved back to Australia in 1956. She was a journalist, author, and social commentator. She wrote three memoirs Resilience, Tell Me I'm Here, and Waging Peace: Reflections on Peace and War from an Unconventional Woman. Tell Me I'm Here is the story of her son Jonathan's experience of living with schizophrenia and his eventual death of a drug overdose. The book was later made into a documentary entitled Spinning Out. Deveson became an advocate for mental health awareness and helped establish Schizophrenia Australia. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the media in 1983 and an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to community health in 1993. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014. She died on December 12, 2016 at the age of 86.

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