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Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons
A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...
Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more ...
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Hawaii plan to trim state hospital stays by mentally ill accused of minor crimes is a revolving door
Moments after a state hospital employee knocked on the door and told him to put on a shirt, the 61-year-old stared wide-eyed at a small smartphone screen transmitting his image into courtroom 7D of ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii State Hospital is operating at 30% over capacity, creating a revolving door for homeless people with mental illness who commit minor crimes, officials told state ...
SEATTLE — Garrett Merlino was in the midst of a severe mental health crisis when Seattle police encountered him two years ago at a West Seattle home. Body camera footage shows him becoming combative ...
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Two NC killings should prompt a new look at forced mental health commitment | Opinion
Charlotte, Raleigh killings expose gaps that keep the severely mentally ill from involuntary commitment | Opinion ...
Responsibility is not cruelty. Mental illness does not respect state borders. Anosognosia does not resolve with time.
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Worcester County Wonders: The state and the state of the mentally ill
Within three years, brick by inexpensive brick, the State Lunatic Asylum in Worcester was built on land that is now home to ...
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