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 ...
A regional New South Wales public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility, in favor of a home-based service.
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 ...
State and county officials on Friday broke ground on a new mental health care campus in Norwalk. The new facility will be ...
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 ...
The exterior of Clarks Summit State Hospital, one of six state psychiatric hospitals in Pennsylvania. The state’s core program to close its psychiatric hospitals and shift care to less-restrictive ...
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A legislative committee examining the failures of North Carolina's mental health system is considering strengthening the state's outpatient commitment law.