IPR's Morning Edition host Meghan McKinney speaks with Kim Hagen, the director of clinical services at Community Support Advocates. The nonprofit is overseeing the first state-funded outpatient ...
Jun. 30—Every year, hundreds of people across New York who have been accused of crimes are sent to state-run mental hospitals to be treated for severe disabilities or mental illnesses that prevent ...
Even after eight years of litigation, bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, and countless frustrated and grieving family members, hundreds of people with severe mental illnesses still sit in ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon Health Authority report has revealed the state’s need to improve how it manages services for residents who have been charged with a crime, but deemed unfit to ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder in their lifetime. Now, imagine not being able ...