Should individuals with persistent and serious mental illness, who commit minor crimes, be treated as criminals in our court system, or can we treat their mental illness in a more humane way and offer ...

Additionally, fellows will attend the psychiatry department’s weekly Grand Rounds. Fellows will also participate in individual and group supervision to review reports and case conference. Each fellow ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. & RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In partnership with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), NaphCare, a leading correctional healthcare company, is proud to announce the launch of ...

Inconsistencies in Oregon's behavioral health and judicial systems are contributing to a “revolving door” of defendants at the Oregon State Hospital and community restoration programs, a new Oregon ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s a situation Pamela Hawkins said she hopes other parents of a child with mental health issues won’t have to endure. Last week, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a new ...

ST. LOUIS — As a young girl growing up in Missouri, Megan Jolly loved to read, dance and dress up. For her 20th birthday, she and her mother wore formal gowns to dinner on a cruise ship to Cozumel, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Though not every defendant in a major murder case in recent years has raised the issue of their competency to stand trial, many have. In most cases in which a competency evaluation is ...