The State of Connecticut is taking another step in the fight for mental health services. On Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed the Mental Health Parity bill into law. Back in May, the State House of ...

The University of South Florida (USF) recently announced that its Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute will be ...

As mental health awareness continues to gain momentum in society at large, the legal system is adapting to incorporate these insights into the fabric of family law jurisprudence.

The new state budget brings with it important changes to mental-health law that will benefit New York City.

NY’s broken mental health laws let 14-year-old’s deranged alleged killer slip through the cracks despite ‘all kinds of red flags’ ...

A new law in Florida aims to provide mental health support to inmates, offering help instead of punishment. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Tristin Murphy Act on Wednesday. It's named after Tristin ...

The expanded New York law would send people suffering from the chronic condition of mental illness to facilities designed solely to help those experiencing acute episodes.

There are increasing efforts to recognize the crucial need for mental health support for the men and women who serve in law enforcement.

Mental health leaders say Georgia's 2022 mental health parity law needs more enforcement to be effective.

Campaigners warn new mental health law will not reduce detention of disabled people in secure hospitals.

Creigh Deeds: New mental health law is just a start The senator said Virginia’s mental health system has flaws even after the governor signed his new law.

A deranged Bronx man repeatedly fell through the cracks in New York City’s broken system — and outrage is growing that it took allegedly killing a 14-year-old boy for him to finally be locked ...