Severe Mental Illness: Are Policies Helping or Hurting Those in Need?

In 2016, an estimated 10.4 million adults in the United States suffered from severe mental illnesses, and an estimated 1 in 5 in homeless shelters as well as 20 percent of those in jail or prison also were classified as having a severe mental illness.

On May 11, DJ Jaffe spoke about serious mental illness on a panel hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.