‘He was kept locked in a room with a leg-shackle until the 1980s’: Stories from Ireland’s state-run asylums
State-run asylums were Ireland’s ‘largest form of institutional confinement’ but they have never been subjected to a ...
We live in idyllic town but it’s SWARMING with ‘eyesore’ caravans blocking our streets… now we’re hitting back
LOCALS living in an idyllic town have slammed “eyesore” caravans blocking their streets. For five days every summer more than ...
Commentary: We have better mental health options than involuntary treatment
Commentary: New York doesn't have to choose between improving public safety or protecting the rights of people with mental ...
Body in burnt-out caravan to suspect faking death – 6 key questions in Emer O’Loughlin murder amid emotional new plea
THE heartbroken family of a 23-year-old art student who was murdered almost two decades ago have issued an emotional “we want ...
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New York has debated forced psychiatric treatment for decades
Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.
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Man accused of stabbing woman because she wore his clothes will get psych evaluation
A Pontiac man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times because she had worn his clothing will undergo a competency ...
Patient found with loaded ‘ghost gun’ at Connecticut hospital, police say
A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly bringing a loaded gun into a hospital in New Haven, authorities announced ...
Mass. General Hospital psychiatrist explains why the U.S. dropped on the happiest countries list
Watkins, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General hospital, spoke with NewsCenter 5's Ed Harding to explain why and how happiness levels may have decreased in the United States.
Influencer wigmaker who fatally struck Brooklyn mom and kids to sue over recent involuntary psych ward stay
In October, cops showed up in Yarimi’s Midwood home and yanked her out of bed after she refused their orders to get up on her ...
Experts ID red flags from jailers and hospital staff in David Batts' death after arrest
David Batts was not himself when he was arrested, and police and medical experts say he should not have been taken from the ...
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Man accused of stabbing woman because she wore his clothes will get psych evaluation
A Pontiac man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times because she had worn his clothing will undergo a competency evaluation, a judge has ordered. At a hearing Tuesday in 50th District Court ...