BRIDGEPORT- The state Department Connecticut of Mental Health and Addiction Services Thursday agreed to pay $9 million to the family of a man who was abused at a state-run psychiatric facility.

After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, Pennsylvania has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to impose minimum staffing requirements in California’s psychiatric hospitals in response to a Chronicle investigative series that spotlighted rampant abuse and neglect ...

But efforts to replace the old facility — a cramped, aging building from the 1970s that was planned by an architect who ...

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...

A federal agency has approved Arkansas' request to use Medicaid funds to pay for short-term stays for adults at psychiatric hospitals, something state officials say will expand low-income Arkansans' ...

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is purchasing a new facility to replace Griffin ...

After abandoning plans for a brand-new mental health hospital due to excessive costs, state officials have turned to a vacant property in south OKC.