In July 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order vowing to end "crime and disorder on America's streets" caused, the administration asserted, by the record number of homeless people, ...

After two recent high-profile murders, lawmakers are weighing changes to the state’s involuntary commitment policies. Here’s ...

A legislative committee examining the failures of North Carolina's mental health system is considering strengthening the state's outpatient commitment law.

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 ...

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 ...

Many cities are considering involuntary substance use treatment as a solution to drug use among the homeless. But research doesn’t support this strategy.

The new initiative with the Justice Department is aimed at helping veterans who can’t make their own healthcare decisions.

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 ...

Down-and-out New Yorkers suffering psychiatric issues so severe they can’t care for themselves can be whisked into treatment easier under a long-awaited deal to tackle the Big Apple’s mental health ...

She’s in for the long haul. Gov. Kathy Hochul is willing to hold up the state’s spending plan “as long as it takes” to get her proposals on discovery and involuntary commitment passed in the face of ...