The ADA is clear: Determining disability is a medical question, not a judicial one. Whether someone has ADD, PTSD or a brain ...

The 708 for Downers Grove Township team has officially kicked off its petition drive to establish a 708 Mental Health Board in Downers Grove Township. The group is a grass-roots organization working ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Shin asked for a six-month TRO for her safety and for an ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn will soon be taking on a different kind of fitness challenge. A state psychologist will determine if the MMA legend is mentally fit and penal ...

Anthony Lechner, the 55-year-old man charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife, Kimberly Lechner, will remain in jail after a judge ordered a mental competency exam. Dressed in an ...

Some things in life can only be fully understood by those who have experienced them first-hand. For example, having a loved one born with a disability or experiencing a traumatic event that has had a ...

David Lee Roberts' execution, originally scheduled for August 21, has been postponed. A judge issued a stay to assess Roberts' mental competency, a requirement before execution under Supreme Court ...

The first time LaOneda Carpenter spoke about her 12-year-old daughter’s death by suicide was at a Mother’s Day luncheon at a church in May 2017. Immediately, afterward, an older lady approached her ...

WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an executive order today directing states to criminalize unhoused people and institutionalize people with mental health disabilities and substance use disorder. The ...

Criminal court proceedings have been suspended a second time for the defendant in a 1973 San Rafael homicide case. Michael Eugene Mullen, 76, was scheduled to enter a plea to the murder charge Tuesday ...