A federal inspection determined patients’ rights were violated at the South Dakota Human Services Center in Yankton — a state-run mental health hospital — when workers misused restraints to control ...
The teenager said she was restrained dozens of times during her four months at Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center.
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
The Secure Psychiatric Unit sits on the grounds of the New Hampshire State Prison complex in Concord. It houses people with serious mental illness, but it isn't licensed as a medical facility. Since ...
The 2024-25 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2025. The Office's 52nd Annual Report presents the findings of six national ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese campaign group whose members include lawyers and academics called on Wednesday for a change in psychiatric hospitals' practice of putting patients under prolonged ...
The Queensland Government has launched an investigation into Child Youth Mental Health Services on the Gold Coast following a ...