A civil rights advisory committee released a report this week, finding that Louisiana’s involuntary commitment law appears to violate due process rights under the 14th Amendment.

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 ...

The meeting brought together stakeholders of Pitt County to address concerns around new laws on involuntary commitment exams.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan Camacho, 36, who is charged in the killing of Raleigh schoolteacher Zoe Welsh, was found to be incompetent to stand trial in ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to unveil her budget bills, one proposal is already igniting controversy: her plan to expand involuntary commitment for those with severe mental ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed changing the legal criteria for involuntary commitment on January 3. By so doing, she hopes to address concerns about public safety in the subway.

Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have secured many of the expansions to involuntary commitment that she pushed for in the state budget. On Monday, the governor announced a preliminary agreement with ...

Included in an agreement Monday night to resolve the state’s late budget includes a change in state law to allow hospitals to involuntarily commit mentally ill New Yorkers to their care if patients ...

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 ...