After a long and winding nine-year process, the Charter challenge of the B.C. Mental Health Act wrapped up case presentations ...

One of the key reforms that CCD has long advocated for is the right for people to name a family member or friend to be ...

Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect on July 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 11 more the day before. Here is what ...

In a landmark move that will affect thousands of people and millions in taxpayer dollars, the Legislature passed a bill ...

The two budget bills signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte Friday are sprawling — House Bill 2, the policy bills, has 162 pages of new ...

The Adams administration on Wednesday, however, said the policy was working as intended. “One year later, we are proud to stand here and say early results show our plan is working,” Adams said ...

When an incapacitated or mentally failing grandparent or a violent kid needs care and management, we don’t leave them to hurt ...

A Cambridge police co-response program created to avert arrest of people in a mental health crisis achieved that goal in 63 ...

After several attempts over many years, the Legislature appears poised to pass a bill that would change the laws governing how Oregonians can be committed to involuntary mental health treatment. House ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers. A little more than a year after Californians approved a $6.4 billion ...

Over-representation of involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation in certain groups might begin in childhood, potentially establishing a cycle of inequality that continues into adulthood. Further ...