Breakdown: A Times Special Report
Mental Health in California
For California’s estimated one million people with mental illness, life is a daily struggle. Times reporters Scott Gold, Lee Romney and others are chronicling their lives and the strained system meant to serve them.
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Even a loving family with ample financial resources is powerless against the disease.
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When those descending into mental illness commit a crime, their chances of getting needed help can dissolve when law enforcement arrives.
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