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Digital games can contribute to educating people—particularly those who do not suffer from mental illness—about depression, a ...
By placing mental health care at the center of justice reform, we can create a system that truly serves and protects our ...
Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• This column is part of a series of occasional columns regarding mental health in Minnesota, ...
Border Region Behavioral Center recently hosted its 11th Annual Mental Health Awareness event with an art exhibit from the ...
Employers navigating the complexities of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ("MHPAEA") may find themselves questioning the true ...
When Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, the law was supposed to prevent private insurance companies from instituting unequal coverage for mental health and ...
Stephen Yang The new state budget brings with it important changes to mental-health law that will benefit New York City. Notably, Gov. Hochul pushed legislators to codify the idea that an ...
Under state law, they didn’t have enough information to commit him to inpatient mental health treatment. Cody Balmer has not entered a plea on charges including attempted homicide and arson.
A mental health professional and a law enforcement officer may seem an unlikely partnership, but the practice of pairing these professionals together has been in existence in Vermont for over a ...
Mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, are prevalent in the law. The stigma surrounding mental health can often prevent individuals from seeking help. It is vital to create a ...
in court after cops said he randomly plunged a knife into teen Caleb Rijos’ chest — shows the dire need to change the state’s involuntary commitment laws ... out of mental health care ...
But when it comes to mental health in law, we too often rely on assumptions rather than data. That’s why LawCare’s Life in the Law 2025 study is so important. The 2021 Life in the Law survey ...