The pandemic and its lockdowns accelerated a mental health crisis in the United States, leaving treatment providers racing to keep up with the growing demand for care.. The need is acute: The ...

It comes as the Department of Health and Social Care confirmed 85 new mental health emergency departments will be built ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth installment of the Minding Mental Health series, in which Forum reporters are diving into how mental illness affects different parts of the community. FARGO ...

The revolving door of individuals with mental-health challenges has made emergency rooms and police vehicles the mental-health triage system, affected by the prevailing systemic racism in both law ...

A mental health liaison who has been with the department for four years receives constant requests from officers. But even with the progress so far, experts say there’s a long way to go. A Catch-22 ...

Rural programs help spread mental health care from door to door By Mary Katherine Wildeman. [email protected]. Updated August 16, 2015 11:55 PM.

LOWELL – Mental-health treatment in Greater Lowell has suffered yet another major blow – a region that has faced a shortage of patient beds and mental-health providers for years. The 41-bed ...

This week's attack on a visiting psychiatrist by a suspected mentally ill homeless man underscores the problems facing San Francisco, where mental health experts say the pending budget reductions ...

If you’ve ever gotten the voicemail of a doctor, dentist, professional counselor or any other provider, you’ve heard these words: “If this is an emergency, dial 911 or go to ...

On July 22, during Sam’s third Baker Act to Bayside, a doctor agreed to recommend him to the state hospital and provided the Tuerks with health care proxy forms. At last, they thought.