Disability Rights Oregon wants a judge to bar low-level defendants from being sent to the Oregon State Hospital without an ...

As Healey filed her fiscal 2026 budget Wednesday, a string of health care unions lamented the governor’s plan to shutter ...

People languish for an average of 14 months in jail before receiving the mental health treatment that could allow them to ...

That difficult -- sometimes terrifying -- moment when someone’s psychosis or neurological disorder sparks an act that brings ...

The intent is to prevent incidents of violence but advocates warn the strategy could run counter to civil rights.

Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan Wednesday to help address the issue of of homeless people with mental illness​.

Plans to relocate, renovate and expand state-run facilities seek to fill gaps in Montana’s behavioral health services.

Wyoming sheriffs for years have been frustrated with the amount of time they’re holding inmates in their jails after judges ...

The bill would exempt mental health patients from a special charge that automatically felonizes minor offenses against ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is getting behind a new state bill aimed at providing mental health services for defendants who are released after being found unfit for trial.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to increase involuntary commitments and expand Kendra's Law amid public safety concerns.

Mayor Eric Adams swiped back at critics of his newly-announced $650 million plan to tackle mental illness and homelessness ...