The mental health system in the US is failing to provide adequate care for those with severe mental illness, resulting in increased criminalization and long wait times for beds in state psychiatric ...
A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals. Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old ...
Tyeesha Ferguson, mother of Quincy Jackson III, in Springfield, Ohio, in May 2025. Ferguson has been advocating for her son to receive mental health treatment for most of his adult life. He has been ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. "That's what I'm trying to avoid," said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a ...
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Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons
A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...
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