Advocates for the homeless say that President Donald Trump's executive order making it easier for governments to remove homeless individuals from the streets and force them into hospitals could lead ...

This article was produced in partnership with Mississippi Today, which was a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2023. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they ...

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 ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...

Nearly 40 years ago, a federal appeals court ruled that Alabama officials could not jail people in mental health crisis who were sent to the state for help. Jailing people going through the state’s ...

The recommendations, backed by the group representing several state agencies and nonprofits, aim to make the process more accessible, more effective and more equitable. One of the group’s members, the ...

In the court system, we often deal with people suffering from mental illness or chemical dependency. Sometimes their condition is serious enough to warrant taking away their liberty via court order.

Several mental health advocates sent a letter to Minnesota court administrators Monday raising concerns over a policy that holds civil commitment court hearings virtually instead of in person, which ...

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.