It is another blow to the recovery of people with serious and persistent mental illness.

This service is for patients living with severe and persistent mental illness, who would have previously been sent to London, Ontario.

To be sure, people with severe and persistent mental illness can often lead productive and independent lives.

A. Fountain House is a nonresidential program for people with persistent mental illnesses.

Despite her persistent illnesses, she continued to perform until shortly before her death and had other performances scheduled.

Her problems included a bad hip and a torn abdominal muscle, but she was also reported to have a persistent illness.

Bipolar disorder is a persistent and difficult illness.

"Those drugs have been a miracle for people with serious, persistent mental illness," Mr. Day said.

The hospital treats individuals with severe and persistent major mental illnesses.

At that time, the kingdom's approach to people with severe and persistent mental illness was overwhelmingly custodial.