A new bill would force Salt Lake City police to partner with the state to target the homeless — or lose crucial state funding ...

I am asked a lot about involuntary commitment. The big questions are: what is involuntary commitment? How does a person get involuntarily committed? What is my role as a therapist in involuntary ...

UW’s new hospital is intended to be a key part of this system, filling a crucial need for civil involuntary commitment beds. When patients were treated at Western State Hospital, the state had ...

Watkins spoke to an expert on institutionalization about the historical context of involuntary commitment, a local peer advocate about why people with serious mental health conditions are worried ...

WBFO's Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins analyzes a portion of Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State speech that caught many in the disability and mental health communities off-guard: the ...

Council Member Tiffany Cabán has spoken out against recent proposals by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to expand involuntary commitment standards for individuals with mental illnesses, a move ...

Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to expand involuntary commitment standards for individuals with mental illnesses, a move that has sparked significant debate among disability and mental health ...

Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to expand involuntary commitment standards for individuals with mental illnesses, a move that has sparked significant debate among disability and mental health ...