Connecticut has settled a $9 million lawsuit in the case of William Shehadi, a mentally ill man whose physical and psychological abuse, while he was a patient at the state’s maximum-security ...

Family photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, who has been in and out of hospitals and jails, including three state-run psychiatric facilities, for about a decade.Meg Vogel for The ...

One does not simply forget the dehumanization of coercion in psychiatric practices. How is adding another distressing experience therapeutic?

Inspection records and statewide data revealed serious violations across hospitals.

Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital staff reveal a troubling crisis of neglect, compounded by persistent water and power outages, and allegations of poor patient care.

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...

The exterior of Clarks Summit State Hospital, one of six state psychiatric hospitals in Pennsylvania. The state’s core program to close its psychiatric hospitals and shift care to less-restrictive ...