Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health

‘An inquisitive and nuanced look at a topic that we talk so much about and yet still don’t really have much of a holistic grasp on’

‘gal dem’

‘A radical antidote to the constraints of our current conceptualisation of mental health’

‘Dazed’

'Really brilliant...this is by far the best introduction to mad politics I've ever read.'

Robert Chapman, Senior Lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University

'In these urgent times, activists are often seeking guidance on radical approaches to mental health. Mad World offers a welcome and refreshing guide to a progressive politics of mental health – an indispensable resource for activists today'

Hel Spandler, Editor, 'Asylum: the radical mental health magazine'

'Wow! An honest, urgent and lovingly researched invitation to rethink our assumptions about madness. 'Mad World' is an invaluable toolkit, not just for dismantling oppressive health structures, but for building the systems of care we desperately need. This book is a gift and that gift is hope.'

Aisha Mirza, founder of Misery mental health collective

'An urgent introduction to a new radical politics of mental health which embraces the messy, unruly nature of our collective vulnerability and interdependence. Frazer-Carroll exposes the underlying truth that capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with our wellbeing. Mad World teaches us how to transform the ways we understand madness, illness, and disability to build a better world.'

Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of 'Health Communism'