Hochul plan to increase commitments of mentally ill raises specters of the past
The goal is to get the more of the mentally ill into psychiatric hospitals and outpatient care. However, some fear it is a ...
Cape Cod mental health facility to close, state budget cuts cited. 'There's nothing.'
Cape Cod mental health and law enforcement experts said the closure would mean more people in emergency rooms and jails.
Seattle Times7d
WA bill seeks cap for sending people to state psychiatric hospitals
When a person is charged with a crime but found too mentally ill to participate in their defense ... People sat in ...
Australian state government deepens attack on public sector mental health care
Labor is exacerbating the already catastrophic state of public sector mental health care, attacking long-established ...
City Journal5d
Hochul’s Humane Move to Put the Seriously Mentally Ill in Hospitals
One key proposal is to change the state’s legal standards for involuntarily hospitalizing ... New York’s mental-hygiene law currently lets hospitals retain mentally ill individuals whom clinicians ...
Nearly 900 Texas children are waitlisted for a mental health program
Nidia Heston always had a plan for her son Quin but nothing could have prepared her when her son’s school wouldn’t enroll him ...
SC judge must decide outcome for mentally ill man who killed 2 in Rock Hill
Judge will determine what should happen to Jimar Neely, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a Rock Hill double murder.
Medscape5d
Who Cares for the Caregivers? The Push for Laws to Protect Nurses’ Mental Health
Two thirds of nurses experiencing mental health issues are not receiving treatment. Some states are pushing for legislation ...
Yakima Herald-Republic8d
WA bill seeks cap for sending people to state psychiatric hospitals
When a person is charged with a crime but found too mentally ill to participate in their ... jails for months waiting for a spot at the state hospital for these short-term services.