Increasingly,lower-income individuals with mental illness are sent to jail or prison rather than to clinics or hospitals when their behavior becomes socially unacceptable.

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This statement is true. Due to a lack of resources and inadequate mental health services, many individuals with mental illness who exhibit socially unacceptable behaviors are more likely to be criminalized and incarcerated instead of being provided with appropriate treatment and support.

Increasingly,lower-Income Individuals with Mental Illness Are Sent to Jail or Prison