{"product_id":"the-system-we-never-built-9781961605725","title":"The System We Never Built","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor years, Kim believed the mental health system would eventually catch her son before he fell too far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt never did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was a devastating cycle familiar to millions of families navigating severe mental illness in America: psychiatric crises, emergency room visits, homelessness, incarceration, fragmented care, exhausted caregivers, and systems that responded only after collapse had already occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The System We Never Built, Kim shares the deeply personal story of her son Jonathan's journey through untreated psychosis and the criminal justice system while exposing a painful national reality: America never created a true continuum of care for people living with severe mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, research, policy analysis, and lived experience, this powerful book examines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy severe mental illness so often leads to jail instead of treatment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow fragmented systems force families into impossible situations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe myths that continue to shape public perception and public policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe devastating gaps between hospitals, courts, housing, and crisis care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy caregivers are often left carrying responsibilities systems were meant to hold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat communities can do to build compassionate, evidence-based alternatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Kim challenges the assumption that the system is merely \"broken.\" Her argument is far more urgent: for many people living with severe mental illness, a real system was never fully built at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once heartbreaking and hopeful, The System We Never Built is both a mother's story and a call to action... urging communities, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and families to imagine something better than crisis, criminalization, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople in crisis need care... not cuffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18126408\"\u003eKimberly A. Bowman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e KI Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961605725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961605724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY036000\"\u003eMental Health\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC004000\"\u003eCriminology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL019000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"KI Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229516550441,"sku":"9781961605725","price":18.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9781961605725.jpg?v=1790359955","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-system-we-never-built-9781961605725","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}