Finding Jericho

DescriptionThis is a first-class novel about the trials of growing up and about the prejudice projected onto those who have had mental health problems and their families.Jeffery understands the basis of victimisation and alienation: the fears and insecurities of the perpetrators themselves.But this is no simplistic moralistic tale. Through his close understanding of human emotion and communication, Jeffery shows that it is possible for victim and perpetrator to simultaneously exist within us all and, ultimately, to change. About the AuthorJeffery has worked in mental health practice for 23 years and holds a 1st class honours degree in mental health studies. During the course of his career he has been privileged to work with people, carers and their families within a philosophy which promotes recovery and challenges stigma and social exclusion. Much of this work inspired the premise for Finding Jericho. Jeffery has published academic books via Wiley and sons, as well as articles in the nursing press. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed children's book, Beatrice Beecham's Fearsome Feast.