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For too many mentally ill people, the only path to treatment is through the criminal-justice system (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Mental Illness & the Church

A symposium on serving the least of these
The Editors
September 24, 2025
Religion
Politics
Culture

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The Least of These

Contributions to this symposium challenge us to think more deeply about how the Church and civil society can recognize and honor the humanity of those dealing with mental illness.
By Cathleen Kaveny
September 23, 2025
Religion
Politics
Social Justice
U.S. Catholicism
Article

The Vision of Baptism

A theology of baptism offers an alternate vision in which people with serious mental illness are not just patients, but agents.
By Peter K. Fay
October 26, 2025
Religion
Social Justice
U.S. Catholicism
Article

Just Policing

Instead of viewing those suffering from mental illness as a threat to be neutralized, police officers must fulfill the duty to serve them.
By Tobias Winright
October 15, 2025
Politics
Ethics
Religion
Article

The Idol of Autonomy

How do we reform a system that treats mental illness only when it is intertwined with a criminal charge?
By Meg Kaveny
October 6, 2025
Culture
Social Justice

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