NC lawmakers weigh changes to involuntary commitment laws amid psychiatric bed crisis

North Carolina lawmakers are considering changes to involuntary commitment laws and exploring ways to provide more ...

Two NC killings should prompt a new look at forced mental health commitment | Opinion

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

NC committee will probe Raleigh teacher’s death as it looks at mental health policy changes

A state House committee on involuntary commitment of people with mental illnesses began after Iryna Zarutska was killed last ...
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NC psychiatric commitment process under scrutiny after Iryna’s Law

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.

How involuntary commitment works and doesn’t work in North Carolina

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

Editorial: Youngkin’s commitment to mental health reform delivered results

Virginia made considerable improvement to mental health services under Gov. Youngkin and must sustain that momentum for ...
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Scathing new report details North Carolina’s involuntary commitment problem

A new report by Disability Rights North Carolina found that a legal tool used to hold patients against their will for psychiatric treatment is frequently misused — violating patients’ rights and ...
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Involuntary commitment delaying New York budget

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Budget negotiations include a policy proposal to expand the state’s power to force people into psychiatric care, prompting pushback from mental health advocates who warn it ...