Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more ...
Emergency departments should not be psychiatric holding areas for children and parents should not need to become case ...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Late one Saturday night in May 2023, Melissa Keele’s phone ...
In November 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to address the city’s ongoing problem of unhoused citizens with severe mental illness. The new directive empowers first responders, ...