The first state psychiatric hospital in Dallas will open next summer under the direction of the UT Southwestern Medical ...

Briana Fair, a mental health clinician with the San Mateo Police Department, received a dozen voicemails from the same distressed caller over a single weekend this month.

Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are not effective in supporting people at risk, according to ...

McHenry County jail detainees deemed unfit to stand trial are receiving specialized psychiatric care while waiting for an open bed in a mental health facility.

Who is eligible for CARE Court? How do I file a petition? Can this program force someone into treatment? Read on to find out.

Michigan’s new LEADS pilot aims to help employers reduce stress, burnout and communication-related risks by integrating mental health into core occupational health and safety practices. A new Michigan ...

A new research report looks at how untreated mental health affects students and their school districts, highlighting its impact on academic performance, teacher retention, and school safety. The ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced plans Friday to reconfigure staffing for B-HEARD, the pilot program launched in 2021 that offers a non-police response to some 911 mental health calls. The overhaul comes as ...

Mayor-elect Zohram Mamdani wants to deploy social workers instead of police officers to respond to 911 calls — but the controversial plan has already been operating in the Big Apple and is failing.

NEW YORK — Newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist, has proposed creating a Department of Community Safety (DCS), a plan that could change how the city ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The state is waiting on a judge to decide whether it can move forward with a controversial plan to revamp Michigan’s mental health system. Supporters, including the former ...