New York Attorney General Letitia James just gave her answer — and it’s the wrong one. She’s perfectly fine endangering kids ...

For years, states strictly limited the amount of time people could be institutionalized. With homelessness rising, some policymakers want to do more.

The West St. Paul center serves adults in need of mental health care, services, treatment and short-term residency at no cost ...

North Carolina is launching a $20 million pilot program to take law enforcement personnel out of the process of transporting ...

But while Black mental health needs are acute, the percentage of clinical psychologists in the U.S. who are Black is 4%. The ...

Open Door Mission has two crisis shelters - Samaritan House located at 210 W. Main St. and Selah House located at 156 N.

State psych wards for seriously mentally ill people are so full that growing numbers are held in city jails instead.

Black New Yorkers made up a disproportionate share of those taken to the hospital involuntarily, the data shows. About 23% of ...

Rep. Darya Farivar wants to cap the number of people counties can send to state hospitals for competency restoration services ...

Police and outreach workers involuntarily transported people more than 7,700 times for a psychiatric evaluation last year ...

The expanded services and fees are specifically for defendants facing mental health and substance use challenges, or for those with development disabilities.

The mental health of healthcare providers is both fragile and resilient. Providers often face intense patient interactions without the time or training to process their emotions. For instance, after ...