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Mental Health Commission Says Stop Criminalising People Who Are Mentally Unwell.

The Mental Health Commission says Ireland can’t keep criminalising people who are mentally unwell.

The Mental Health Commission says Ireland can’t keep criminalising people who are mentally unwell.
A new report published by the Commission says the country’s justice and mental health systems are failing people in jail who are mentally ill.
It highlights a lack of programmes to divert low level offenders to the appropriate service.
 

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