The mental health industry watchdog International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...

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 ...

Evelyn Graham-Nyaasi knows what it’s like to be involuntarily committed for mental health treatment. The Manhattan resident, who has bipolar disorder, recalled that in 2018, someone in her home ...

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

Ned Barnett: Charlotte, Raleigh killings expose gaps that keep the severely mentally ill from involuntary commitment | ...

President Trump has issued a new executive order with the objective of combating homelessness and restoring public order, by promoting the revival of involuntary civil commitment. This measure ...

Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I’m Caitlyn Yaede. A disability rights group says a legal procedure used to administer psychiatric treatment is being misused in emergency departments ...

In early September, video of the light rail stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska shocked the nation and led to many from all sides of the aisle to demand answers on how an unprovoked, horrific ...