The One Thing We've Never Spoken About

Exposing Our Untold Mental Health Crisis

Elfy Scott

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Pantera Press
31 January 2023

Memoirs; Coping with illness; Australian Society

‘Expansive and generous … brimming with kindness, revelatory accounts and wit. The book itself is a thing of grace.’ Rick Morton

‘Elfy brings empathy, reason and generosity to a book Australia so desperately needs.’ Zara McDonald

An

investigation into the failings of Australia’s mental healthcare

system, grounded in a personal story of a mother–daughter relationship

Journalist

Elfy Scott grew up in a household where her mother’s schizophrenia was

rarely, if ever, spoken about. They navigated this silence outside the

family home too; for many years, this complex mental health condition

was treated as an open secret.

Over

the past two decades, we have started talking more about common mental

health conditions like depression and anxiety. But complex conditions

like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis have been left

behind, as have many of the people who live with these conditions or who

care for them.

Part

memoir, part deep-dive investigation, The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken

About is filled with rage at how our nation’s public discourse,

emergency services and healthcare systems continue to fail so many

people. It is also a work of care, telling the little-heard stories of

people who live with these conditions and work at the front lines of

mental health. Above all, this timely, compelling book is informed by

hope and courage, breaking down taboos and asking big questions about

vulnerability, justice and duty of care.

‘Absorbing

and mind-opening, this is panoramic in scope, while offering a deeply

intimate portrait of fierce familial love and care.’ Benjamin Law

By: Elfy Scott
Imprint: Pantera Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 411g
ISBN: 9780645240108
ISBN 10: 0645240109
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 31 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elfy Scott is an award-winning journalist, podcaster and presenter working in Sydney. Elfy started out her career at BuzzFeed News Australia as a science reporter, and her journalism has featured in publications such as the Guardian, the Saturday Paper, Junkee and VICE. She also currently co-hosts the Spotify Exclusive Australian politics podcast Left Right Out and the weekly environmental news podcast The Green Canary. Elfy's greatest joys include explaining complicated things in accessible ways, speaking passionately about climate action, and napping.