The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic ...

(CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a ...

The Bryce Hospital Museum in Tuscaloosa is now open to the public and highlights the history of mental health and civil rights in Alabama. Through a collaboration between the Alabama Department of ...

"You know, I always say about a lot of things, that I don't know, so I'm open to it," shares Ricci. "You know, just in case. I've had a few things that were either manifestations of my anxiety or were ...

It seems fitting that this history of mental health ends with Oregon’s attempt to grapple with the needs of children and ...