The Mental Health System on Trial: A Failure of Compassion or Care? The Lindsay Clancy trial has put the mental healthcare system under scrutiny, revealing a disturbing picture. The defense suggests that Dr.
Jennifer Tufts, Clancy's psychiatrist, was more concerned with checking boxes than providing genuine care. This implies that the system failed Clancy, and ultimately her three innocent children. Dr.
Tufts testified that she saw nothing out of the ordinary in Clancy's video appointments and never suggested a face to face meeting might be beneficial.