The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, District Court and mental health providers are launching a new local process for evaluating defendants’ mental competency and offering outpatient treatment for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon Health Authority report has revealed the state’s need to improve how it manages services for residents who have been charged with a crime, but deemed unfit to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—Every year, hundreds of people across New York who have been accused of crimes are sent to state-run mental hospitals to ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — While lots of important work was left undone when the 2022 legislative session ended, lawmakers did manage to pass a mental health package influenced by a KARE 11 investigation ...

IPR's Morning Edition host Meghan McKinney speaks with Kim Hagen, the director of clinical services at Community Support Advocates. The nonprofit is overseeing the first state-funded outpatient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hays County could be the 22nd Texas county to have a jail-based competency restoration program by the summer, according to Hays ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s a situation Pamela Hawkins said she hopes other parents of a child with mental health issues won’t have to endure. Last week, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a new ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — People charged with crimes who have been deemed mentally incompetent sometimes wait months in jail for restoration services at the state hospital. The 1st Judicial District, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder in their lifetime. Now, imagine not being able ...

For years, hundreds of inmates with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities have languished in the Harris County Jail for months or even years because they were stuck in limbo: They'd been ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. & RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In partnership with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), NaphCare, a leading correctional healthcare company, is proud to announce the launch of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hays County could be the 22nd Texas county to have a jail-based competency restoration program by the summer, according to Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins. The program is ...