People with mental illness cycle in and out of hospitals, ERs and jails. NC lawmakers on an involuntary commitment committee want to stop that, but it’s easier said than done.

A bill moving through the California Legislature would tighten access to mental health diversion programs for criminal defendants, drawing sharp disagreement between law enforcement and public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — One Mobile court is working to reduce the number of defendants coming through its doors with a program that ...

Allegheny County’s adoption of assisted outpatient treatment, or AOT, has some mental health experts worried about coercion and overreliance on medication, but the county says it has safeguards in ...