Unanimous European rejection of forced psychiatric measures exposes a widening gap between U.S. mental health law and ...

The mental health industry watchdog International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State lawmakers are considering a bill to make it easier to involuntarily hospitalize people with mental illness – and disability rights advocates are seriously concerned. For ...

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...

Disability Rights Oregon’s case can proceed against Washington County, alleging that 911 dispatchers routinely fail to send trained mental health clinicians to calls involving people in crisis and ...

(WXYZ) — The 7 Investigators were the first to show you in February how patients have been alleging they were held against their will in psychiatric hospitals, or ...

Federal investigators are launching a probe into whether Michigan unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness into state psychiatric hospitals. The U.S. Department of Justice ...

To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post-secondary setting.

North Carolina is violating the rights of people with mental illnesses or disabilities who are accused of committing crimes by keeping them in custody for longer than should be allowed, a new lawsuit ...

Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for ...

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...