The Baker Act allows a person to be involuntarily detained and examined if they are believed to be having a mental health ...

The legislation, Senate Bill 168, also known as the Tristin Murphy Act​, was named after the 37-year-old father of two who killed himself in prison with a chainsaw.

The man was taken to a mental health facility where he was involuntarily committed for evaluation after the Feb. 21 incident, ...

WPTV asked Palms West for a copy of its policies on handling Baker Act patients, after a patient is alleged to have attacked ...

The first of the four, the TGH Behavioral Health Hospital, officially opened Tuesday in downtown Tampa.

Legislative Session begins March 4, following a special session that passed sweeping immigration reform. With critical bills ...

A Florida nurse suffered life-altering injuries after an unprovoked attack by a psychiatric patient, prompting renewed ...

The attorneys for a man accused in the brutal attack of a Palm Beach County nurse said their client is a "hardworking, loving ...

The father of Gina Montalto, 14, who was killed at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas high school, continues to fight for school ...

The beating broke 'essentially every bone' in the Palms West nurses face. The mental-health patient faces a charge of ...

The man accused of brutally attacking a nurse last week at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital was in court Tuesday for the first ...