mental health institution

Example Sentences

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Because he did not qualify for involuntary commitment to a mental health institution, he was released from prison.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

They said he had converted to Christianity around that time and had spent a few months at a mental health institution in the past.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021

LPS stands for Lanterman–Petris–Short, the California law that regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021

In Texas, the Dallas County Jail is the second-largest mental health institution, behind only the Harris County Jail.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2016

Who is going to speak up when they have been in a mental health institution?

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2014