Raleigh’s 911 call takers now assess whether callers are best served by police or EMS, or if a mental health professional ...

A California Democrat is outraged that former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, charged with felony child abuse, will not ...

Michael Morrison stands in the game room of The Spare Time Bowling venue where he works in Trussville, Alabama on Thursday February 29, 2024. Michael is a graduate of a local diversion program ...

Seattle Councilmember Kettle addresses drug enforcement policy clarification and effectiveness, with a focus on balancing aid ...

Raleigh's new Crisis Call Diversion Line offers mental health crisis support through trained clinicians, reducing law ...

State lawmakers are blasting the mental health diversion granted to Kern politician Zack Scrivner, charged with child abuse. One calls it an "Epstein loophole." ...

The Bernalillo County Metro Court launched a new pilot program meant to help people struggling with mental illness.

Michael Holder grew up in south Oklahoma City drinking and doing drugs. By age 40, he'd been stabbed, arrested and even shot in the neck with a 9 mm pistol. The bullet missed his spine by 2 ...

An effort to reduce recidivism and the costs of incarcerating offenders has steadily grown in Winnebago County to the point that more than 1,000 people a year participate in a dozen different pre- and ...

ORANGE AND OSCEOLA HAS PROMISED TO SUSPEND SOME PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS, WHICH HELPS FIRST TIME OFFENDERS AVOID CONVICTIONS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS. BUT WESH 2 NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG BOX ...

As Olympia faces another shortfall, state health care officials said Monday that the governor’s supplemental budget proposal ...

More people who have a serious mental illness now have the opportunity to have their charges dropped if they volunteer for a ...