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

Behavioral Health Managing Entities are just one part of Florida’s vast and complex behavioral health system. Transparency ...

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 family of a Florida nurse who was brutally beaten by a Baker Act patient at a hospital wants to see more security at ...

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 ...

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

Tomorrow, a judge to consider if Steven Scantlebury will remain in custody in the jail or if he will be moved elsewhere to ...

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 ...