NSSC: Voices of Change Part 2: Serious Mental Illness, Missed Care, and the Criminal Justice Gap

NSSC: Voices of Change Part 2: Serious Mental Illness, Missed Care, and the Criminal Justice Gap

May 4, 2026 · 28 min

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The episode discusses the consequences of misunderstanding and under-treating serious mental illness, particularly in relation to the criminal justice system.

Send us Fan Mail We sit with seven voices to name what happens when psychosis and serious mental illness are misunderstood, under-treated, and pushed into jails, courts, and the streets. We challenge the quiet standard of neglect and outline what it takes to turn awareness into policy, funding, and care that actually saves lives. • failures in jail-based competency restoration and medication continuity • why anosognosia is under-taught and widely misunderstood • the life ex...

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