Philadelphia officials may have an aggressive new tactic to combat the opioid epidemic: involuntarily committing people ...

It would be a terrifying return to the policies of the 19th and early 20th centuries, when individuals could be committed to ...

The bill expands the ability of police to send mentally ill individuals to psychiatric care, with new protocols to ...

By ensuring accessible resources, stable housing with clinical support, and expanded treatment, we will connect New Yorkers in crisis to the care they need and deserve. As mayor, I will ensure that ...

According to the Penbrook Borough Police Department, Christie Balmer called on April 10 and requested a 302, or involuntary mental ... of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, which oversees ...

Unlike current law, NY’s proposed involuntary commitment process would forcibly hospitalize mentally ill people unable to care for basic needs.

VOLUNTARILY NEGOTIATING: Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders are hammering out an expansion of involuntary commitment — but rules around when patients can be discharged are still the ...

Involuntary commitment standards – the rules by which severely mentally ill people can be forced into psychiatric care against their will – will be expanded and loosened under an Albany budget ...