Family photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, gathered by his mother, Tyeesha Ferguson. The mental health system makes it "easier to criminalize somebody than to get them help," she says. ...

Unveiled earlier this week, the Senate’s version of the state budget includes $409 million to build a new 300-bed mental ...

People with severe mental illness often cycle in and out of psychiatric hospitals, emergency rooms and jail cells. North Carolina lawmakers want to put a stop to it, but that’s easier said than done.

In the past decade, the number of patients from the criminal legal system needing mental health services has risen 7% to ...

Jim O’Callaghan says he’s aware people with serious mental health issues are being sent to prison due to lack of spaces at ...

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A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals. Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old ...