NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 1 of 4 jails to replace Rikers will be a "state-of-the-art mental health facility"
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...
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Insurance denials can devastate mental health patients. California is considering how to fix that
Everybody’s been denied some form of care,” said one California mental health advocate. Now, lawmakers are advancing new ...
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Making waves in health
The Delaware State Health Improvement Plan team has identified five priority health outcomes: mental health, maternal and ...
One state wants to classify 'Trump derangement syndrome' as a mental illness. 7 things to know
Five Republicans in the Minnesota Senate want to add "Trump derangement syndrome" to the state's definition of mental illness ...
Proposed bill would make mental health education mandatory in Illinois secondary schools
HB2960 would ensure mental health education is included in public school health curricula while protecting students’ right to ...
Biden’s prisons chief tapped to fix lagging mental health care in California lockups
After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for ...
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Ninth Circuit says $110 million fine is too much in 30-year-long prison mental health lawsuit
A panel of judges found that fines were justified after California failed to staff its prisons with enough mental health ...
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Berks officials call on state lawmakers to increase mental health funding
The county commissioners sent a letter to state legislators and the governor requesting more money to address the growing ...
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State leaders spearhead new youth mental health initiative: 'We know the problem'
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- On Monday, ABC11 went one-on-one with mental health professionals -- and the state's top health ...
Amid mental health struggles in rural Nebraska, bill aims to alleviate Emergency Protective Custody pains
At the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center in Gering, roughly 50% of inmates suffer from some sort of mental illness ...
Maine organizations and lawmakers address the state’s behavioral health concerns
Lawmakers and representatives from organizations across the state gathered to support numerous bills they say would help ...
'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species
JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory Council, which advises the agency's director on best practices around the ...