Nearly 450 Missourians are stuck in jail awaiting mental health treatment, a 40% increase from last year, as state hospitals face staffing shortages and long wait times for competency restoration. The ...

Nearly 450 Missourians awaiting placement in state psychiatric hospitals are held in jail, a 40% increase from last year. These individuals, deemed incompetent to stand trial, face average wait times ...

SPENCER, Iowa — This town's hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility's leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens ...