s provided by Washington State's Mental Health Board. According to it,
"A person may be considered to have a serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI)
. if they have been hospitalized for psychiatric care two or more times in the last two years;
. have been committed by a court as a mentally ill person;
. or have significant impairment in functioning due to a specific mental illness diagnosis such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or borderline personality disorder and are considered to be reasonably likely for psychiatric hospitalization according to a mental health professional. (MN Statute 245.462 subd20)" (n.p.).
The third criterion, namely that the
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