Mental Health In Challenger Deep By Neal Shusterman

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Neal Shusterman wrote Challenger Deep to inform people on mental health to really show the challenges people go through, how it affects everyone surrounding the person who has the mental health disorder. The book was based on a true story, Shusterman's son was an average boy that battled with schizophrenia everyday and still is dealing with it. Mental health is a serious condition that does not go away and gets treated by expensive medication, therapies, and love from family and friends. It is important to understand that we can not fully understand what goes on in their mind. People become ghost, monsters come out at night, thoughts and ideas become bigger and bigger while questioning everything, and pacing increases constantly. Educating