The recent tragic murders of Iryna Zarutska and Zoe Welsh highlight the limitations of the public mental health and public ...

A civil rights advisory committee released a report this week, finding that Louisiana’s involuntary commitment law appears to violate due process rights under the 14th Amendment.

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 ...

The governor’s ongoing push to increase involuntary commitments of people with untreated severe mental illness continues to gain steam in Albany. The union representing New York nurse practitioners is ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have secured many of the expansions to involuntary commitment that she pushed for in the state budget. On Monday, the governor announced a preliminary agreement with ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed changing the legal criteria for involuntary commitment on January 3. By so doing, she hopes to address concerns about public safety in the subway.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan Camacho, 36, who is charged in the killing of Raleigh schoolteacher Zoe Welsh, was found to be incompetent to stand trial in ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to unveil her budget bills, one proposal is already igniting controversy: her plan to expand involuntary commitment for those with severe mental ...

Included in an agreement Monday night to resolve the state’s late budget includes a change in state law to allow hospitals to involuntarily commit mentally ill New Yorkers to their care if patients ...

As New Yorkers, we all want a public mental health system that is effective, just, and compassionate. Yet Gov. Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law — a statute that mandates involuntary outpatient ...

Case prompts review of involuntary commitment laws and court decisionmaking. Judge ruled defendant incompetent for charges but ineligible for commitment. Advocates cite bed shortages, ER waits and ...