Nearly 40 years ago, a federal appeals court ruled that Alabama officials could not jail people in mental health crisis who were sent to the state for help. Jailing people going through the state’s ...

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.

Montgomery County Probate Court is working on its local rules of what it looks like going through the process of being involuntarily committed, or “pink-slipped,” following a mental health crisis. By ...

A State House committee met Monday to discuss the emotionally charged issue of involuntary commitment, specifically when it’s appropriate to implement the practice. Involuntary commitment constitutes ...

Several mental health advocates sent a letter to Minnesota court administrators Monday raising concerns over a policy that holds civil commitment court hearings virtually instead of in person, which ...