The Marshall Project

Who’s in Ohio’s Psychiatric Hospitals, How Did They Get There and When Do They Get Out?

Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more ...
Yahoo

Psychiatric patient had violent history. Does WA deserve blame for roommate’s killing?

Western State Hospital is a large psychiatric hospital in Lakewood. The state agency overseeing Western State Hospital is accused of gross negligence after a 69-year-old psychiatric patient was ...

State withdrew trauma therapy three months before Western State patient's body found

KING 5 has obtained exclusive information about the man who allegedly died by suicide by jumping from a crane at the state's ...
Juneau Empire

My Turn: Rights for psychiatric patients must have state enforcement

Kim Kovol, commissioner of the state Department of Family and Community Services, wrote a Nov. 18 opinion piece praising the staff at the state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute. I also commend the ...

Majority of psychiatric patients in India face treatment gaps due to stigma and lack of awareness, say experts

Nearly 80-85 per cent of individuals suffering from psychiatric disorders do not receive timely or appropriate care due to ...