WA bill seeks cap for sending people to state psychiatric hospitals
Rep. Darya Farivar wants to cap the number of people counties can send to state hospitals for competency restoration services ...
Scotland: Some people have been in hospital for more than 25 years, report finds
The Mental Welfare Commission looked at the circumstances of 55 people in Scotland who had been in some kind of hospital ...
Hospital admissions for mental health increase by 65% in a decade among young people
Hospital admissions for eating disorders and those among girls aged 11 to 15 had particularly steep increases. View on ...
Euronews10 天
Hospital admissions for mental health increase by 65% in a decade among young people
Hospital admissions related to young people's mental health have increased by 65 per cent in a decade in England, a new study found. The number of young people aged between five and 18 admitted ...
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‘A broken system.’ Mental health patient complaints go nowhere in Michigan
Getting a complaint to stick in Michigan’s mental health system isn’t easy, an MLive investigation revealed. In 2023, 73% of complaints were found to be unsubstantiated and never investigated any ...
Australian state government deepens attack on public sector mental health care
Labor is exacerbating the already catastrophic state of public sector mental health care, attacking long-established ...
The Appeal6 天
Police Often Use Force on Black People in Response to 911 Mental Health Calls
The investigation also found that in these crisis situations, police used force against Black people—especially Black men—at ...
Gothamist3 天
Involuntary commitments start far more often in NYC's homes than public spaces, data shows
Black New Yorkers made up a disproportionate share of those taken to the hospital involuntarily, the data shows. About 23% of ...