mental health

A crowd rallied outside the Statehouse Thursday afternoon, just before lawmakers were scheduled to consider a bill that would guarantee annual increases…

More than 20,000 people are incarcerated in Maryland, costing the state more than $1 billion a year.A commission of state and local officials released 19…

Hundreds of advocates turned out in Annapolis on Wednesday to protest cuts to mental and behavioral health services. The rally came one day after Gov.…

While probing the shooting at a skate shop in The Mall in Columbia that left two employees and the gunman dead last January, investigators found that the…

An uneasy fact emerges from the two dozen mass shootings in this country over the past decade: The majority of those pulling the trigger have been severely mentally ill and not receiving treatment.

Families seeking mental health care for a suicidal relative often face a labyrinth. First, they must obtain a legal commitment order, then they must find space on a hospital ward. State budget cuts have made it harder to get care during a mental health crisis.

This story is the fifth installment in a five-part series on mental health care. Click here for the entire series.While the White House struggles with the…

This story is the fourth installment in a five-part series on mental health care. Click here for the entire series.Insurance Networks don't always provide…

This story is the third installment in a five-part series on mental health care. Click here for the entire series.Millions of Americans are expected to…

Last night, Governor O’Malley’s gun control legislation moved from the Judicial Proceedings Committee to the full Senate floor. But the bill has changed;…