The expanded New York law would send people suffering from the chronic condition of mental illness to facilities designed ...

With psychiatric beds scarce, attorneys are filing emergency court orders to move mentally unfit defendants out of Rikers ...

Anthem Inc. reached a class-wide settlement agreement with patients challenging its guidelines for covering residential ...

Timberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies.

State budget talks have stalled over involuntary commitment and discovery law changes. Kathy Hochul/X Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to stick to her guns for as long as it takes to get her modest reforms ...

Jeremy Kirch faces murder charges, and the prosecution informed the court that their psychiatric expert had evaluated Kirch.

A controversial expansion of New York’s mental hygiene law is currently part of ongoing negotiations regarding the state budget, illustrating the extent to which new statutes are being explored ...