"I don't think a person needs to be at gunpoint or ready to jump off a bridge before they're a danger to self and others." ...

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) has reintroduced proposed mental health legislation that he says has been decades in the ...

One state lawmaker is hoping a new law helps save Illinoisans by encouraging mental health treatment. A state law now requires most insurance plans in Illinois to cover an annual mental health ...

Tartakovsky: State capitals in Indiana, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts are among the most promising venues for rapid action ...

Disability Rights Oregon wants a judge to hold Oregon in contempt for again taking too long to admit mentally ill people in ...

As Kentucky lawmakers convene Tuesday in Frankfort, stakeholders are still waiting to see what legislation may be filed in ...

Governor Kathy Hochul says public violence has been a growing concern in our state for some time and now there’s an extra worry in recent weeks following a surge in violent attacks in New York City, ...

As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, health care stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly ...

GRAND FORKS — The latest defense authorization bill expands mental health care access for North Dakota’s military service members and adds new provisions for countering threats posed by ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington ...

Sweeping new efforts to protect the brain health of service ... exposure of the individual using the weapon and those within the minimum safe distance," according to the bill text.

The new phrasing allows for registration if the individual ... and health benefits for first responders Prior to Senate Bill 1457, first responders needed to experience a physical injury to qualify ...