mental illness

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For reasons indistinguishable from mental illness, the U.K. still won’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This recounts the tragedy of a young man, Richard “Beebo” Russell, who in the throes of mental illness stole a plane and managed to take off into the Pacific Northwest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Diversion programmes are initiatives that allow alternatives like treatment for people with mental illness who are caught up in the criminal justice system.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Postpartum psychosis is a rare but severe mental illness that begins suddenly in the days or week after birth, affecting around one in 1,000 mothers.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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