Publisher's Synopsis
Blame. When it comes to Incarceration, losing children to the system, remaining unemployed, being an addict, or remaining poor. We often blame the individual of Families experiencing these repercussions to barriers. The Unemployed choose to be poor, Addicts are criminals, mothers who lose their children shouldn't have had them anyway.What if I said, if you are looking for the truth and cause, you got it wrong? What if I were to tell you, that people who live off the System are actually, people trapped in the system? What if the truth was, our most disenfranchised were being victimized in the Dark Space beyond the revolving doors?"Exposing Blame," opens a new reality for readers which shows a truth seldom seen, deeply hidden, and costing taxpayers money. The GateKeepers Series, of which, "Exposing Blame," introduces, is a series that uses real life happenings, the voices of clients, recipients, former and current workers and more to show that not only is our Systems Broken, but there are many within who abuse their authority to gain a personal sense of power, and in so doing, damn individuals, families and communities for generations to poverty, violence, and drug misuse.With, Exposing Blame starts a revelation about our Human Services Systems and Public Services necessary and needed to understand why people get lost in the dark space. Beginning with the stories and knowledge of the best and worst of our Human Services Systems, D.J. Rees guides us into the potential trappings of county departments and community services. As a 20 year Veteran of Human Services development and Direct Support who experienced both sides himself; and supported family members, teens, and young adults through the barriers, D.J. begins The GateKeepers Series with his own experience with the system as a recipient and reveals the truth about abuses and victimization that the majority blow off as criminals and addicts just trying to get out of consequences. Readers will understand more about the various parts of the system than they dreamed could be possible. Those trapped in it will find ways to break free of the revolving doors and friends and family will reignite their desire to support their loved ones and walk by their side as they do it..With Exposing Blame, starts a collaborative effort to break the revolving doors, shine light in the dark space beyond, and take the keys from abusive gatekeepers while guiding good ones to the Keep.
