Santa Barbara County will reopen its crisis stabilization unit as a “locked” facility in May, adding eight beds for acute mental health treatment in Santa Barbara. When it was previously open, it was ...

Santa Barbara County’s crisis-stabilization unit has reopened, and is designated as a locked mental health facility, so it can accept clients on “5150” mental health holds. The hope is to “be able to ...

A federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of nine inmates at a state prison in Oneida County who are allegedly being held in ...

Hundreds for former patients say Dr. Brian Hyatt and staff improperly confined them in a locked mental health ward — or held ...

Senate Bill 44 is working its way through committees. I strongly suggest that the senators sponsoring the bill speak with adolescents in locked psychiatric facilities, as well as individuals with ...

Adding another crisis stabilization unit for those experiencing mental health crises was such an obvious choice that it sailed through Tuesday’s San Diego County supervisors meeting on the consent ...

Senate Bill 44 is working its way through committees in the Alaska Legislature. I strongly suggest that the senators who are sponsoring the bill talk with adolescents in locked psychiatric facilities ...