This study presents a case study of the treatment of serious mental illness in one state,
Texas, and its largest city and county, Houston, and Harris County. It also examines critical …

State hospitals still account for the majority of the state dollars spent on mental health care
across the nation. Why do state hospitals persist and expand despite public scandal and …

presents a lucid history of the impact of changes in mental health care beginning in the
1950s. Following World War II, a number of revelations of scandalous conditions in state …

Today, American mental health law and policy promote the restoring of" law and order" in
the community rather than protecting civil liberties for the individual. This compelling book …

Cook County Jail in Chicago holds the dubious distinction of being the nation's largest
inpatient mental health facility, with psychiatric illnesses affecting about one-third of the 10 …

Severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most pressing health and social
problems in contemporary America. Recent estimates suggest that more than three million …

The question of how to provide mental health services for people with severe mental
illnesses predates the founding of the United States. In this research article, authors explore …

New Freedom Commission Report mission were still relevant a quarter century later.
Second, mental health care has changed dramatically since the Carter era …

The number of forensic psychiatric commitments has drastically increased over the last
decade, now surpassing civil commitments in Texas. This uptick is a result in part of two …