A new approach to treating mental health emergencies is cheaper, frees police for crime-fighting and treats patients in a way ...

Sen. Matt Claman introduced Senate Bill 231 last legislative session. If passed, some adolescents in locked psychiatric facilities would have better access to family. The mistake with the bill: It ...

Kim Kovol, commissioner of the state Department of Family and Community Services, wrote a Nov. 18 opinion piece praising the staff at the state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute. I also commend the API ...

LifeStance Health reports GLP-1 medications, known for weight loss, may also enhance mental health by improving mood, ...

Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are ...

In-patient mental health and drug abuse facilities across the country are holding patients involuntarily, now aided by a new Biden administration rule requiring insurers to cover the treatment equally ...

Westchester Medical Center Health Network hospitals discharged patients with active suicidal ideation or other emergency psychiatric conditions without proper stabilization, a NY AG probe revealed.

I estimate that there are 10,000 people who rotate in and out of locked psychiatric facilities or units each year in Alaska for a forced evaluation or treatment. State agencies, and that includes the ...