Baker Act

A proposal that would require school officials to verify that de-escalation tactics have been used before a student can be involuntarily committed under…

Principals at Florida public schools would need to take additional steps before children can be removed from school grounds and involuntarily committed…

Last year, after Hurricane Michael wrought havoc in the Panhandle, school officials began raising concerns about an emergent mental health crisis among...

What happens when someone exhibiting mental health issues becomes a neighborhood menace? During our Sunshine Week series, 90.7 News Director Catherine…

Florida lawmakers are debating several measures aimed at preventing mass shootings, and some law enforcement officials are calling for another one:...

Between summer 2015 and 2016, kids under the age of 18 in Florida were subjected to an involuntary psychiatric exam 32,000 times – almost a 50 percent...

A half dozen homeless people in Miami-Dade County were involuntarily committed to the hospital for evaluation as Hurricane Irma continued its course...

Miami police intends to involuntarily commit homeless individuals starting Friday if they refuse to move off the streets. Volunteer outreach teams...

With a dramatic increase in the number of children being taken in for involuntary psychiatric examinations, a state panel Thursday began looking to…

Pointing to the needs of “vulnerable citizens,” the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected judges holding videoconference hearings in cases about…