mental illness
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That job is not easy, especially given the number of people with mental illness and addiction issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The defence did not have to prove her mental illness or lack of criminal responsibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Don’t miss: ‘I currently give him $1,000 a month’: My grandson has severe mental illness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Linton had struggled with bipolar disorder for years before the crash and was twice hospitalized due to issues related to her mental illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
For over a century, institutional care for Americans suffering from serious mental illness shifted between prisons and hospitals set up to manage people with mental illness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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