Jan. 15—Gov. Kathy Hochul recently broached the topic of expanding the state's involuntary commitment laws — an issue that sits at the intersection of mental health care, individual rights and public ...

As New Yorkers, we all want a public mental health system that is effective, just, and compassionate. Yet Gov. Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law — a statute that mandates involuntary outpatient ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

She’s in for the long haul. Gov. Kathy Hochul is willing to hold up the state’s spending plan “as long as it takes” to get her proposals on discovery and involuntary commitment passed in the face of ...

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 ...

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

Rep. Hugh Blackwell says the state has over 300 beds it can't use because of staffing shortages.

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 ...