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On July 1, more than a hundred new Florida laws will take effect, impacting everything from student athletes to ...
Tristin Murphy, a man with schizophrenia who was in and out of jail because of his mental illness, killed himself while ...
The bill’s namesake died by suicide in 2021 at a state prison work program while experiencing a mental health episode.
NEW LAW  Named after a man's heartbreaking story, the Tristin Murphy Act will reform how mentally ill people are treated in ...
One law improves access to care in rural and underserved schools. The other, known as the Tristin Murphy Act, will streamline ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills into law designed to boost mental health and substance abuse programs throughout the ...
A new law in Florida aims to provide mental health support to inmates, offering help instead of punishment. Governor Ron ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Change is coming to the way people with mental illness are addressed within the criminal justice system.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida is making significant investments in hopes of improving the state’s mental health system. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two sweeping mental ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis. has approved a measure designed to better provide mental health treatment to detainees in Florida jails ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills on Wednesday designed to bring reforms to the state's behavioral health ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed two bills aimed at improving mental health and addiction treatment. One bill mandates more frequent updates to treatment plans for patients in facilities. The ...