Jan. 15—Gov. Kathy Hochul recently broached the topic of expanding the state's involuntary commitment laws — an issue that sits at the intersection of mental health care, individual rights and public ...

After a number of well-publicized attacks and killings in the past year, particularly in New York City, involving people with serious untreated mental illness, Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed expanding ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is looking to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to force more people with mental health problems into treatment. This comes in ...

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 ...

New York’s budget is being held up by squabbles among lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul over discovery rules for prosecutors and involuntarily holding those struggling with mental illness in hospitals.

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

In its 2026 state budget, New York is putting a concerted effort behind addressing severe mental illness by expanding its involuntary hospitalization law and increasing the number of psychiatric beds.

Ryan Camacho, now charged with murder in Wake teacher Zoe Welsh’s death, was judged mentally ill but not meeting the criteria for commitment.

In Washington state, the involuntary commitment system doesn’t work. That’s something critics who want to make the process easier and critics who want to see it used less can agree on. So far, reforms ...

Cody Balmer was arrested in 2023 for allegedly striking his wife after a failed suicide. He then moved in with his mother, who reportedly contacted four police precincts in failed attempts to treat ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently broached the topic of expanding the state’s involuntary commitment laws — an issue that sits at the intersection of mental health care, individual rights and public safety.