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, ...

A newly proposed bill would allow those being held in criminal custody to be diverted to mental health treatment while behind ...

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