In Florida, residents can be involuntarily examined. How the state’s Baker Act works
For people who will not voluntarily accept treatment, there are two separate involuntary procedures under the Baker Act.
Kansas was sued over delayed psych exams for defendants. Now state hospitals will expand
At the time the lawsuit was filed, defendants waited 11 months to be seen at the state hospital, and more than 100 people ...
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Mental issues delay new threats case against man who killed Erie police officer in 1991
At the request of the Erie County District Attorney's Office and the defense, Erie County Judge David Ridge on Thursday ...
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Board cancels costly psychologist licensing exam after pushback led by Texas
Several mental health providers testified to the Texas ... psychologists in Texas ineligible to use the existing exam, which the state licensing board has used since 1965. This summer, the Texas ...