... healthiest environment for its citizens, the federal and state governments, health professionals and local communities need to participate in a reform that will help protect people from violent crimes, make mental health services more accessible and reduce stigma surround mental illness. Stigma is the largest barrier to ... in state laws and which consider mental illness to be a sufficient excuse for committing a crime. The objective and informative view of the essay offers perspective on how common the mental illness plea or verdict is brought up in legal cases and how a jury comes to su...

• Word Count: 2632
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate