mental illness

Abortion bans in several states allow exemptions for life-threatening health emergencies, but they say mental health crises don't count. They include Florida.

House and Senate insurance panels this week approved bills that would require health insurers to provide a link to a website so customers can submit complaints about their ability to obtain care.

If passed, the bill would require the parents or legal guardians of students institutionalized under the Baker Act to be notified prior to the student’s transportation to a receiving facility.

The Miami-Dade County Police Department has created a new unit tasked with preventing people with serious mental illnesses from reaching a crisis point...

A state appeals court Friday upheld a judge’s decision to involuntarily commit a man to an inpatient treatment facility, despite the man’s arguments...

President Donald Trump’s mental fitness has been called into question ever since he announced his candidacy. Partially based on early morning Twitter...

Keeping guns away from those with serious mental illness could help reduce gun suicides.

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill that supporters said will help the court system address issues with criminal defendants who have mental illnesses.

More veterans could soon be able to access an alternative court system. Prisons are often called Florida’s largest mental health system – as many as 125...

The state Department of Children and Families has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Florida and move toward providing more options...

Young people with health problems left uncared for in adolescence face higher risks of leading unhealthy lives as adults, a new study finds.

A Central Florida public defender called for an end to arrests for being broke. And the chief judge agrees the program needs to be evaluated, but for...