These staff members coordinated health care by video, text or telephone, using these platforms to communicate with each patient an average of 2.6 times per month.

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs CARE Court proposal into law, a sweeping plan to order mental health and addiction treatment for thousands of Californians. Advertisement “This is a new paradigm.

For seniors, medical care can be a slog, but there are ways to rein it in. Older patients often churn through appointment after appointment. Doctors or social workers may be able to design an ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul will unveil a far-reaching billion-dollar plan on Tuesday to close some of the many gaps in the care system for New Yorkers with mental illness.

New York City’s latest plan to keep mentally ill people from languishing in public is billed as a common-sense strategy to get them help. Skip to content Local News ...

In his latest plan to help people with severe mental illness, Mayor Eric Adams says the city will focus on sending more counselors and medical professionals into the streets, not police officers.