Re “Newton suspect wrote of illness” (Page A1, July 7): When serious mental illness is implicated in tragedies such as the recent Newton homicide case, responses usually focus on the system ...

The treatment of mental illness currently brings substantial costs to not only the NHS, but also to the individual and wider society, and the need for innovation to promote good mental health has ...

Mental health courts connect people to treatment and keep them out of jail. But they also often come at the price of a guilty plea, and participants say that feels like coercion.

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I find this is a time of reflection, inspiration, and education. I remember my four years homeless from 2003 to 2007 when I was very seriously ...

Bracelets given out during a mental health event in 2021. We’re making progress, but more needs to be done nationwide to meet mental health care goals set by the Community Mental Health Act of ...

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

News; Better, faster care for mental illness, substance use, is goal of new Alabama, federal initiative. Updated: ; Jun. 14, 2024, 1:57 p.m. | Published: ; Jun. 14 ...

Day Treatment, or partial-hospital programs, offers full-day mental health care in a caring setting. Patients come during the day for therapy and return home each evening. This program gives more ...