Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A stark, tree-lined roadway leads to the secluded Central New York Psychiatric Center in Marcy, a rust belt town where hundreds of mentally ill sex offenders are locked up without much chance of ...

A Houston man ordered into state custody after completing his prison sentence for sex crimes has been released from Texas' controversial civil commitment program, making him only the third person to ...

A District Court judge allowed a prosecutor Monday to begin civil commitment proceedings for a mentally ill man who cannot be restored to competency in order to face criminal charges against him.

The need to strike a proper balance between guarding one’s civil liberties while ensuring the public welfare is an important discussion, especially in light of what appears to be an increasing number ...

Here are The Bellingham Herald’s top stories from Tuesday to catch you up.

After a suicide attempt in February, Bruce Whitman had been placed on a peace officer hold and taken to a hospital.

Each state writes its own civil commitment laws Some say states need to update those laws Advocates urge change for early intervention To rebuild the country's mental health system, states need to ...

May 17, 2021 - Amid the rising toll of opioid overdoses and deaths in the U.S., several states are considering laws enabling civil commitment for involuntary treatment of patients with substance use ...

A stark, tree-lined roadway leads to the secluded Central New York Psychiatric Center in Marcy, a rust belt town where hundreds of mentally ill sex offenders are locked up without much chance of ...