Ryan Camacho, now charged with murder in Wake teacher Zoe Welsh's death, was judged mentally ill but not meeting the criteria for commitment.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - There are three state-operated mental health facilities in Alabama equipped to provide inpatient services for adults with serious mental health conditions. While that may ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to unveil her budget bills, one proposal is already igniting controversy: her plan to expand involuntary commitment for those with severe mental ...

Ned Barnett: Charlotte, Raleigh killings expose gaps that keep the severely mentally ill from involuntary commitment | ...

The governor’s ongoing push to increase involuntary commitments of people with untreated severe mental illness continues to gain steam in Albany. The union representing New York nurse practitioners is ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have secured many of the expansions to involuntary commitment that she pushed for in the state budget. On Monday, the governor announced a preliminary agreement with ...

Ryan Camacho had previously faced a misdemeanor, but it was dismissed after a mental competency evaluation found he was unfit ...

Included in an agreement Monday night to resolve the state’s late budget includes a change in state law to allow hospitals to involuntarily commit mentally ill New Yorkers to their care if patients ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan Camacho, 36, who is charged in the killing of Raleigh schoolteacher Zoe Welsh, was found to be incompetent to stand trial in ...

Case prompts review of involuntary commitment laws and court decisionmaking. Judge ruled defendant incompetent for charges but ineligible for commitment. Advocates cite bed shortages, ER waits and ...