A State House committee met Monday to discuss the emotionally charged issue of involuntary commitment, specifically when it’s appropriate to implement the practice. Involuntary commitment constitutes ...

In the fall, the legislature approved “Iryna’s Law,” a judicial reform package keeping more suspects in custody before their ...

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.

A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a House-approved proposal to shift some mental evaluations out of emergency ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Years ago, therapist Ashley Gilmore was in a counseling session when she was attacked by one of her clients. "They came into the session totally fine," Gilmore said, "And then ...

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In March or 2007, after subsisting for five years with untreated schizophrenia, which manifested as severe psychosis, delusions, homelessness, and incarceration, I was taken to a psychiatric hospital ...