Mental
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World
California’s Ballot Measure on Mental Health Care Still Isn’t Decided. Why?
Proposition 1 was expected to be widely approved, but the vote is close. Here’s what the measure is and what’s…
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News
The Trauma Experienced in Gaza Is Beyond PTSD
“We will die. All of us. Hopefully soon enough to stop the suffering that we are living through every single…
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World
Suspect in Davis Stabbings Can Now Stand Trial, Judge Rules
A California judge who initially found the suspect incompetent to stand trial ruled on Friday that after treatment at a…
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Newyork
A New Push to Improve Mental Health Care for Homeless New Yorkers
Mark Levine, the Manhattan borough president, is calling for more treatment teams and psychiatric beds to address a mental health…
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News
Dr. John A. Talbott, Champion of Care for the Mentally Ill, Dies at 88
A psychiatrist and a prolific author, he criticized what he referred to as a “nonsystem” that left vulnerable people on…
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Newyork
N.Y.P.D. Shoots Man in Mental Distress After Responding to 911 Call
The man, who the police said was holding scissors and a kitchen knife when an officer shot him in the…
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Newyork
Frank James to Plead Guilty to Terrorism in Brooklyn Subway Attack
The suspect, who unleashed a barrage of gunfire on the subway last April, faces a possible life sentence.
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Newyork
35 Years of Efforts to Address Mental Illness on New York Streets
Mayors have launched numerous initiatives over the years to remove people with severe mental illness from the streets and subways.
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