BOSTON (WWLP) – A State House committee met today to discuss the status of involuntary commitment and when it is appropriate to implement it in Massachusetts. Involuntary treatment is a legal process ...

In July 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order vowing to end "crime and disorder on America's streets" caused, the administration asserted, by the record number of homeless people, ...

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.

Case prompts review of involuntary commitment laws and court decisionmaking. Judge ruled defendant incompetent for charges but ineligible for commitment. Advocates cite bed shortages, ER waits and ...

Charles Byers. Irvo Otieno. Their names have tragically become well-known in Central Virginia for how they died — in the ...

For many of us, it isn't too hard to come up with the name of someone we know or who is close to us who has struggled with addiction. And yet, as a society, we continue to fail so many of them.

Legislation recently signed into law in New Jersey addresses a key gap in the state’s involuntary commitment law, as well as a lack of uniformity among hospitals when dealing with patients suspected ...

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.