According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), there are nearly 48 million adults aged 18 or over in the US living with a mental illness, 11.4 million of which are considered a serious mental illness.1 Yet just 43.3% receive the care they need. And the majority of care that is provided through homeless shelters, hospital emergency rooms, and penal institutions, the latter serving as the largest in-patient psychiatric facilities in the US.

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