The Baker Act allows a person to be involuntarily detained and examined if they are believed to be having a mental health ...

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone uncovers new concerns in how VA hospitals in Florida report how often patients are ...

A Florida nurse suffered life-altering injuries after an unprovoked attack by a psychiatric patient, prompting renewed ...

Palms West is not a Baker Act-receiving facility, yet the man now charged with attempted murder was under the mental health hold.

In a world where medical advancements have extended life, the question of how we choose to end it has become increasingly ...

The attorneys for a man accused in the brutal attack of a Palm Beach County nurse said their client is a "hardworking, loving ...

The beating broke 'essentially every bone' in the Palms West nurses face. The mental-health patient faces a charge of ...

Nearly 100 people marked Behavioral Health Awareness Day in Tallahassee. Speakers included DCF Secretary Shevaun Harris and ...

Mental health and substance abuse continues to be a serious concern in Florida. Data published last month in Forbes puts the ...

A Florida appeals court has sided with Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in a lawsuit stemming from the 2022 fatal ...