House Democrats on Thursday renewed pressure to obtain critical records on the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance family separation policy in light of a watchdog report detailing psychological trauma children experienced at facilities throughout the United States.
Read moreThe Center for Constitutional Rights on Thursday unsealed a federal complaint against Donald Trump, et al., on behalf of a Guantánamo detainee who tried to kill himself after 17 years imprisonment; they seek an immediate psychiatric evaluation.
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It haunts him. The face, its expression blank. No sign of anger, no flicker of excitement or worry. A numbness. He sought help.
Read moreA federal judge in Mississippi ruled that “the United States has met its burden and shown that despite the State’s episodic improvement, it operates a [mental health] system that unlawfully discriminates against persons with serious mental illness.”
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The parents of a mentally ill man who was shot to death by an off-duty police officer in a California Costco store called for him to be criminally charged as they recover from their own gunshot wounds.
Read moreA serial killer who preyed on older gay men faces the death penalty Thursday night after failing to secure a stay of execution from the 11th Circuit on the basis of mental disability.
Read moreA Los Angeles jury on Thursday found the so-called “Hollywood Ripper” – convicted a week ago in the murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third last decade – was sane at the time of the crimes, making him eligible for the death penalty.
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Investigators believe a gunshot that wounded a deputy outside a Los Angeles County sheriff’s station Wednesday was fired from a nearby building complex that provides housing to people with mental health issues, authorities said.
Read moreA Chinese woman accused of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents is frustrating the federal judge hearing her case as she ignores his questions and leaves him bewildered with her answers.
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The polluted air we breathe may significantly harm our mental and neurological health, scientists said in a study published Tuesday.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to cancel a nearly $2 billion contract to build a mental health-focused jail and will instead explore funding community-based mental health and substance abuse care for residents.
Read moreIn an update on the investigation into a mass shooting that left nine people dead in Dayton, Ohio, the city’s police department said Tuesday that the deceased gunman had an “obsession with violence and violent ideations.”
Read morePresident Donald Trump said Friday morning that the House and Senate are in serious discussions about implementing stricter background checks for Americans buying guns, and also pledged that the National Rifle Association will have a seat at the table.
Read moreA man who stayed in a hospital for three days for an involuntary mental health examination should not be permanently barred from purchasing a firearm, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled, finding that involuntary emergency examinations do not count as commitments to a mental institution, which do trigger the law barring firearm purchases.
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Democrats and Republicans agree: Mass shootings stem from the mental health system, racism and white nationalism, and lax gun-control laws, according to a poll released Tuesday, and most want Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call an emergency session and pass a gun control bill already approved by the U.S. House.
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Facing pressure to take action after the latest mass shooting in the U.S., Ohio’s Republican governor plans to outline his proposals designed to deal with gun violence and mental health.
Read moreSix men and six women deliberated for less than two hours Wednesday before unanimously finding an El Cajon police officer was not negligent when he fired four shots and killed a Ugandan immigrant in September 2016 while responding to a call for mental distress.
Read moreA federal judge refused to dismiss a class action that accuses the District of Columbia of having failed to provide residential facilities services for mentally ill children.
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The day before he was shot and killed by a police officer in El Cajon, California, in 2016, Alfred Olango stopped by his family’s house to tell his estranged wife and his teen daughter he loved them, his wife testified during his wrongful death trial Monday, recalling his “strange” behavior.
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