The change, which Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed, points to broadening Democratic support for coercive approaches to mental health ...

Mental health is a critical part of overall well-being and a fundamental pillar of public health. In recognition of Mental ...

Questions about Cody Balmer’s mental health and whether involuntary services could have prevented the alleged arson have ...

Cities and states that once championed progressive approaches to mental health and drug use are continuing their yearslong ...

Kathy Hochul appears to have secured many of the expansions to involuntary commitment that she pushed for in the state budget ...

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Thousands of New Yorkers around the state are sitting on waitlists for two state-funded ...

As Mental Health Awareness Month begins in May, the Wadadli Initiative for Self-Care and Healing (WISH) is urging individuals ...

The budget shortfall this session included significant cuts to behavioral health services statewide and limited new action on ...

When Abderholden began with the organization in 2001, it had two and half staff members and a $160,000 budget. Since that ...

Pennsylvania and other states then revised their statutes and raised the involuntary-commitment threshold. The Keystone State’s multiply amended but still-in-force 1976 Mental Health Procedures Act ...

Youth services programming focused on safety and mental health received the resounding support of Haverhill city councilors and the mayor Tuesday after concern over future funding was in question.

State lawmakers appear poised to include a legislative package in this year's budget that would make it easier for licensed professionals to commit someone to a mental hospital. The directors of two ...