For decades, a psychiatric hospital in New Zealand operated with little oversight and enormous power over its patients. People were confined, medicated, and subjected to harsh treatments despite ...

A sweeping new white paper released by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns lawmakers that abuse, neglect, preventable ...

When a traumatised and dejected 17-year-old Hajara Musa was thrown out of her home by her father, it did not take long ...

A UNODC report reveals over 4 million people in South-West Nigeria are struggling with drug abuse. Experts call for urgent ...

Classrooms across Malawi are quietly emptying into psychiatric wards, as officials at Zomba Mental Hospital drop a chilling bombshell: seven out of every ten patients at the country's main mental ...

Berrios, 47, of Wayne, now faces charges alleging he sexually assaulted eight women. He also faces multiple civil lawsuits.

Experts say the 40 hours of training required to become a security guard in Saskatchewan isn't enough. It doesn't cover ...

With decades of expertise related to behavioral health at the local, state and national levels, Lynda Zeller decided she ...

Centerstone of Florida sent mentally ill defendants to an unlicensed group home. Lapses in the hospital's oversight have been ...

After a clampdown on a popular psychoactive drug, doctors say many young people have switched to abusing a cheaper, addictive alternative.

Next gen weight-loss medications are powerful — but eating too little can put some patients at serious nutritional risk.