Mental Health and Criminal Involvement

Elisa Jácome. 2022. “Mental Health and Criminal Involvement: Evidence from Losing Medicaid Eligibility.” Working paper, downloaded April 2023.
Check the author’s website for the posted paper:
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Individuals with mental illness are over-represented in prisons and jails. This raises the question: can improved access to mental healthcare reduce criminal involvement?
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