Fight builds over Massachusetts Gov. Healey’s proposed closures of state-owned hospitals
Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed crackdown on state-owned hospitals continues to face scathing opposition, with stakeholders ...
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 ...
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Drawn-out overhaul of troubled state hospital leaves lawmakers in limbo
Unsure how to help a troubled psychiatric facility, Montana legislators look to shore up other parts of the state’s mental ...
The Gazette7d
Outspoken activist writes scathing rebuke of mental health system | A LOOK BACK
He continued, citing legislation passed in the 1950s that had phased out “large, grossly inadequate state mental hospitals where patients were being involuntarily confined.” The turn from state mental ...
MLive Ann Arbor on MSN1d
‘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 ...
Rep. Humphrey clarifies intent of mental health bill after drawing anger, concern
Rep. Justin Humphrey filed a bill to move mental health services to the corrections department, but he says it was to draw ...
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 ...
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‘A scarlet letter’: States aim to end stigma of doctors seeking mental health care
Virginia was first state to enact a law mandating a program that provides physicians with 24/7 confidential mental health ...