A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...

Polson, Montana — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in closet.

The place housing some of the most dangerous people in Arizona is falling apart. About 135 patients, mostly men, live at the Forensic Hospital, a collection of 10 buildings on the Phoenix campus of ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A former teacher found not guilty by reason of insanity in the November 2020 shooting death of her son was recommitted to a state mental hospital Wednesday for further treatment.

Troy Rondinone watched hundreds of movies to catalog how asylums have been depicted in pop culture. He found that fear of asylums runs deep and has roots in the first years of the U.S. Negative ...

After strong opposition was voiced by Bradley County’s government and community, the State of Tennessee has apparently ...

People with mental health conditions face a significantly higher risk of physical injuries, according to a new University of ...

Mental hospitals have played a role of paramount importance in the history of American psychiatry, dating back to the mid-18th century when the Quakers made the first organized attempt to care for the ...