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This session will describe and explore the outsized yet often underappreciated role that social injustice plays in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses. It will review relevant concepts including the social determinants of mental health, mental health inequities, and structural racism. Then there will be discussion of the interplay among societal systems, population mental health, and inequities in risk for mental illness and criminal justice system involvement – with a particular focus on populations with SMI and/or ID who have been found incompetent to proceed. Finally, there will be a call to action and discussion regarding the advancement of mental health equity through individual practice, collective action, and systemic reform.