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Lindsay Clancy Is on Trial. So Is Postpartum Psychosis.

August 28, 2026·32 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother who killed her three children and attempted suicide, has become a national flashpoint over postpartum psychosis, mental health care failures, and societal expectations of motherhood. The verdict will carry profound implications for how the justice sys

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Ellen Barry

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Ellen BarryLindsay ClancyGreg DerrPatrick ClancyKevin ReddingtonPhil ResnickShannon Buckingham

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The New York Times

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Criminal JusticeInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMental HealthRacial JusticeTrue CrimeUs Politics

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