Imagine your dream is to get a job at the local library. You have a love for people and for books. You also have ...

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State lawmakers are considering a bill to make it easier to involuntarily hospitalize people with mental ...

Structured, court-ordered treatment is the right course of action for some brain disorder patients. In such cases, ideology ...

To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post-secondary setting.

A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Worcester, accusing the city of endangering people in mental health ...

Devonte Watson was held in Cleveland County jail for 600 days before he got a bed in a state psychiatric hospital. North Carolina Disability Rights sued North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human ...

Inmates with mental illness often wait months for care to give them a shot at being deemed capable to assist in their defense. Disability Rights North Carolina wants a judge to order the state’s ...

Disability Rights Oregon on Tuesday asked a judge to find the state of Oregon in contempt of a court order, citing its failure to admit jailed criminal defendants to the state psychiatric hospital ...