A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals. Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old ...

Tyeesha Ferguson, mother of Quincy Jackson III, in Springfield, Ohio, in May 2025. Ferguson has been advocating for her son to receive mental health treatment for most of his adult life. He has been ...

North Carolina leaders last year approved new rules for handling criminal suspects who may need psychiatric care — prompting a dispute between hospitals and law enforcement groups over a new ...

North Carolina’s three state-run psychiatric hospitals — Cherry, Central Regional and Broughton — serve about 570 patients each day. But hundreds more who need inpatient treatment wait weeks — even ...

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The Cast model aims to redirect people suffering from acute mental health crises away from the trauma of detention and towards the care they need ...

Unveiled earlier this week, the Senate’s version of the state budget includes $409 million to build a new 300-bed mental ...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. The ...

Every year I get the chance to move around the county while following up and assessing students attached at the various hospitals in Kenya, from levels 4-6 in both public and mission hospitals. And ...

One of Us, run by Denmark’s health ministry, works with people with mental health conditions to share their stories in ...