Ryan Camacho, accused of killing a Raleigh teacher, had previously faced a misdemeanor, but it was dismissed after a mental ...

A state House committee on involuntary commitment of people with mental illnesses began after Iryna Zarutska was killed last ...

North Carolina lawmakers are considering changes to involuntary commitment laws and exploring ways to provide more ...

Charlotte, Raleigh killings expose gaps that keep the severely mentally ill from involuntary commitment | Opinion ...

The governor’s ongoing push to increase involuntary commitments of people with untreated severe mental illness continues to gain steam in Albany. The union representing New York nurse practitioners is ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed changing the legal criteria for involuntary commitment on January 3. By so doing, she hopes to address concerns about public safety in the subway.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is reiterating her efforts to make it easier to involuntarily commit and treat people with severe mental illness in the wake of a spate of violence in the subway. In a statement ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to unveil her budget bills, one proposal is already igniting controversy: her plan to expand involuntary commitment for those with severe mental ...

Included in an agreement Monday night to resolve the state’s late budget includes a change in state law to allow hospitals to involuntarily commit mentally ill New Yorkers to their care if patients ...

As New Yorkers, we all want a public mental health system that is effective, just, and compassionate. Yet Gov. Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law — a statute that mandates involuntary outpatient ...