mental health institution

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This winter's exhibition will take place at the Museum of the Mind in Beckenham, which is part of the Bethlem Royal Hospital - the world's oldest mental health institution.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

Because he did not qualify for involuntary commitment to a mental health institution, he was released from prison.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

LPS stands for Lanterman–Petris–Short, the California law that regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021

Weston spent time in St. Elizabeths, the notorious mental health institution in Washington, where John Hinckley, the man who shot Ronald Reagan, spent the past 35 years.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2016

In Texas, the Dallas County Jail is the second-largest mental health institution, behind only the Harris County Jail.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2016