Patients were restrained, verbally abused and locked in seclusion for weeks, prompting criminal charges and resignations.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to impose minimum staffing requirements in California’s psychiatric hospitals in response to a Chronicle investigative series that spotlighted rampant abuse and neglect ...

A groundbreaking Karolinska Institutet study, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, found that individuals ...

After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, Pennsylvania has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible.

KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Miami County in Kansas and Cass County in Missouri. He also covers agricultural topics. Share your story idea with Ryan. In December 2024, the Kansas Legislative ...

The unacceptable state of mental health care in Washington is demonstrated by a single fact — Western State Hospital has not ...

Nearly one in four Americans experienced some kind of mental illness in the last year, according to a new report from Mental Health America. The “2025 State of Mental Health in America” report was ...

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...