The origins of community-based treatment: From asylum to state hospital to deinstitutionalization To understand the rise and fall of the Dane County (Wisconsin) mental health system, it is first ...

On average, hospital stays for mental health and substance use disorders cost $1,400 per day. Most stays are around 6 days long and cost an average of $7,100. Certain conditions mean longer stays ...

When the institution opened in 1812, the asylum had already doubled its projected cost, with the final bill reaching £20,000 - an eye-watering sum for the era.

A Maryland woman with a long history of severe mental illness has been rearrested and charged with killing two of her children ...

Selling the 300 acres that sit beneath the Utah State Hospital could fund statewide mental health services, some argue. The ...

Long before the word became associated with mental health institutions, asylum was more closely aligned with the concept of sanctuary. The earliest version of the word dates back to the 15th century.

Labeling someone as having an "alcohol abuse" problem can often act as a barrier to seeking help, fostering feelings of shame ...

The Utah State Hospital has come a long way since it was conceived as the Utah Territorial Insane Asylum in 1885 at a Provo ...