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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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