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What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about a broken postpartum mental health system

Lindsay Clancy's murder trial hasn't just dominated headlines for its tragic story and true crime fascination. For many, it has prompted a groundswell of recognition and outrage around the barriers women face when seeking care, the lack of research on postpartum mental health conditions and little education for providers.

WATCH: Presentation of evidence concludes in Lindsay Clancy trial

Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday, before the jury begins deliberating.

WATCH LIVE: Psychologist hired by prosecutors testifies Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her 3 children

25 August 2026 at 16:27
Kirk Heilbrun told jurors that he didn't believe Clancy's claim that she hallucinated a voice telling her to kill her children, who ranged from 8 months to 5 years old. He said he instead believed she took their lives so they wouldn't "suffer" after she killed herself.

WATCH: Forensic psychologist testifies that Lindsay Clancy has bipolar disorder

Kirk Heilbrun, who examined Clancy over three days this year, said he struggled to reach a diagnosis of bipolar 2 disorder "because of all the diagnoses in the records and all the symptoms that she experienced."

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