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Father of Baby Phoenix who died of fentanyl overdose wants felony dropped; mental health program instead
The May 2023 death of baby Phoenix — and the investigation by the Bay Area News Group that followed — forced a reckoning at ...
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Inside Los Angeles’ mental health court: Meth, homelessness and the judge who wants to help
Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like ...
Why the law that forces people to get mental health help didn’t stop the Shapiro arson attack
Questions about Cody Balmer’s mental health and whether involuntary services could have prevented the alleged arson have ...
Suicides and Rape at a Prized Mental Health Center
Timberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies.
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Inside LA’s mental health court: meth, homelessness and the judge who wants to help
Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like ...
Fenton man charged with murdering wife said he 'did not want her to die in a nursing home'
Kenneth Pautler, 73, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, who he said was suffering from mental ...
‘The structure I needed:’ Court for mentally ill defendants celebrates largest class of grads
This week, McCoy became one of the latest to graduate Behavioral Health Court, a specialized San Diego Superior Court program ...
New law changes game for people found incompetent to stand trial
Judges in Ventura County are beginning to assess defendants charged with serious crimes and found incompetent to stand trial ...
At Kelsey Plum’s Dawg Class, A New Generation Of Basketball Stars Refine Their Mental Game
Much of this year’s three-day Dawg Class experience in Phoenix, Arizona, which is part of Under Armour’s UA Next platform, ...
Parents are so desperate to get their children mental health care they're giving up custody
Richtman is among a rising number of parents and guardians who have relinquished custody of their children to the state in recent years as a last-ditch way to seek out additional behavioral health ...
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5 Challenges the Affordable Care Act Overcame in the Last 15 Years
As the Affordable Care Act passed its 15th anniversary this year, Supreme Court Justices continue to deliberate the fate of ...