After years of trying to improve his hospital in Riverton, Wyoming—first as a doctor, then as a board member and volunteer ...

This commentary is by Patrick Flood of Woodbury. He is former commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health and the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, and former ...

As deadlines approach, wait times for severe mental illness treatment continue to be months long and officials have been at times unresponsive.

Also in this week's Government Notes, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids schools will host an open house to discuss a ...

The hospitals had been seeing an increase in emergency department visits over the last few years as the financial troubles ...

Legislative sessions can sometimes feel like the movie "Groundhog's Day" for advocates pushing for stronger mental health programs.

Iibogaine is illegal in the United States, but Texas is on the verge of spending up to $50 million to jumpstart clinical ...

The Department of Social and Health Services is providing just two hours of weekly group treatment for residents of a secure ...

Oklahoma lawmakers reflect on mental health reforms, rising insurance costs, and budget challenges following a turbulent ...

I have a daughter who has had severe drug problems since she was 18; she's now 29. I got divorced when she was a baby. I was pushed out of her life when she was 18 by my ex-wife and my former in-laws.

Oklahoma's mental health agency faces a court-ordered deadline to begin reforms aimed at reducing treatment delays for inmates found incompetent to stand trial.

Involuntary mental health commitment gets at one of our society’s most delicate questions: When does our belief about the care someone needs override their right to decide for themselves?