A federal lawsuit alleges a lack of reasonable action by the state has turned jails into ‘de facto mental health wards’.

Memphis parents and local leaders gathered at the Whitehaven Library to confront what they call a growing mental health crisis impacting children.

Missouri's mental health rehabilitation program has reached its breaking point, according to a lawsuit filed against the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH).

Many parts of the new law, named for the Ukrainian refugee killed on Charlotte’s light rail, go into effect Monday.

Miami-Dade County spends $310 million a year on people with mental illnesses who are in jail. Our county jail has turned into Florida's biggest mental health institution, having 3,200 patients, ...

Kentucky's governor wants to change how youth offenders are isolated. However, the state auditor argues proposed regulations ...

Improving public safety, strengthening reentry outcomes, and treating people with basic dignity require fixing one of the most counterproductive gaps between our justice and healthcare systems: the ...

Brown County's seven treatment court programs seek to address the root causes leading repeat offenders to crime.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Three civil rights organizations have filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Missouri ...

The lawsuit alleges the Missouri Department of Mental Health failed to provide legally required treatment for pretrial ...

The suit's allegations echo a 2023 investigation by The Star that found hundreds of individuals with mental health issues were stuck in jail.

“Mental health court, we are in a pretty good place, we’re fortunate,” Willins said. “In a perfect world, mental health court shouldn’t exist, somebody struggling with their mental health needs ...