A State House committee met Monday to discuss the emotionally charged issue of involuntary commitment, specifically when it’s appropriate to implement the practice. Involuntary commitment constitutes ...

Experts are warning they've seen a growing trend of Louisiana coroners involuntarily committing people to hospitals for up to 15 days, saying it likely poses violations of constitutional rights.

In the fall, the legislature approved “Iryna’s Law,” a judicial reform package keeping more suspects in custody before their ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Years ago, therapist Ashley Gilmore was in a counseling session when she was attacked by one of her clients. "They came into the session totally fine," Gilmore said, "And then ...

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.

In March or 2007, after subsisting for five years with untreated schizophrenia, which manifested as severe psychosis, delusions, homelessness, and incarceration, I was taken to a psychiatric hospital ...

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A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a House-approved proposal to shift some mental evaluations out of emergency ...

The appeal process has never really worked for hundreds of mental health patients who are involuntarily committed. By the time an appeal got around to consideration by the reviewing court, a six-month ...