Several states have changed their policies in recent years to make involuntary commitment easier for people with severe mental illnesses. But forced treatment still raises civil rights questions, with ...

Involuntary psychiatric detention has been sold to the public as a compassionate act intended to stop people that are ...

Ryan Camacho, now charged with murder in Wake teacher Zoe Welsh's death, was judged mentally ill but not meeting the criteria ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - There are three state-operated mental health facilities in Alabama equipped to provide inpatient services for adults with serious mental health conditions. While that may ...

— This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Thousands of New Yorkers around the state are sitting on waitlists for two ...

However, a law that leads to more involuntary commitment and inpatient care, though well intended, could be counterproductive to mental health, he said. That's because inpatient psychiatric ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is reiterating her efforts to make it easier to involuntarily commit and treat people with severe mental illness in the wake of a spate of violence in the subway. In a statement ...

Currently, several states including New York and California are considering legislation that would greatly expand involuntary hospitalization. Perhaps no topic has been more divisive among mental ...

Hello! I cover the Northtowns for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Governor Kathy Hochul said public violence has been a growing ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Budget negotiations include a policy proposal to expand the state’s power to force people into psychiatric care, prompting pushback from mental health advocates who warn it ...

OPINION: As someone with family who have navigated California's system of care for serious mental illness, there is so much ...