Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon Health Authority report has revealed the state's need to improve how it manages services for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—Every year, hundreds of people across New York who have been accused of crimes are sent to state-run mental hospitals to ...

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 ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, District Court and mental health providers are launching a new local process for evaluating defendants’ mental competency and offering outpatient treatment for ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hays County said it expected to implement a Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Program in the coming months. The county said the program was aimed at “addressing the growing ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder in their lifetime. Now, imagine not being able ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon Health Authority report has revealed the state’s need to improve how it manages services for residents who have been charged with a crime, but deemed unfit to ...

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Keeping vulnerable people from sitting in a cell is how Hays County leaders bill the Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Program approved Tuesday by Hays County ...