Senate Bill 111 would provide mental health care for youths held by state juvenile justice, health and family services.

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

Blount Co. Juvenile Court Judge Kenlyn Foster ordered the case of Maddex Forsythe, charged with murder in the death of ...

More than half of those incarcerated suffer from mental health illness. That's the driving force for Metro Community College's criminal justice program adding a mental health course.

A new report found foster children continue to spend nights in office buildings as Kentucky struggles finding appropriate ...

Sophie Dado had a message for everyone in the room at Elgin Community College. She had written down a quote that stuck with ...

While successful partnerships for providing crisis response resources were established in some parts of the state, the ...

New lawsuits surrounding sex abuse at Illinois juvenile facilities include more than 130 people, with allegations dating back to the 90s. Men who spoke at a news conference Tuesday said they didn't ...

Student arrests in threats to schools in the first three months of the academic year doubled this year, and consequences ...

An assortment of law enforcement officers, first responders and workers in adjacent agencies gathered at the Terre Haute Police Department this past week to receive training in getting the mentally ...

The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division took its volunteer efforts to Atlantic City to provide free ...