According to the National Institute of Mental Health:
- 3.6 million American adults with severe mental illness are untreated. Of those:
- 200,000 are homeless
- 319,000 are in jails or prisons
- 20 times more people with mental illness are incarcerated than in a medical facilities.
For more information read "Imminent Danger" a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel special report by by Meg Kissinger. http://www.jsonline.com/news/law-creates-barriers-to-getting-care-for-mentally-ill-135387808.html
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