Washington’s failure to do so resulted in hundreds of ... HB 1218 would limit the number of patients each county can send to ...

People sat in overwhelmed county jails for months waiting for a spot at the state hospital for these short-term services. The ...

A plea of not guilty was entered on Flowers’ behalf during his arraignment on Thursday in Pierce County Superior Court.

The Washington State Mental Health Referral Service provides referrals to outpatient services for state residents younger than 18 at 833-303-5437. Gender-affirming care is covered by Apple Health ...

The Logansport State Hospital said that Dejaune Anderson is competent to stand trial in the death of her 5-year-old son, ...

Washington has struggled for several years to find places to treat civil commitment patients. Most used to be sent to one of the state’s two psychiatric hospitals for long-term care, either ...

Washington state mental health care providers are rallying behind a new bill, aimed at addressing what they are calling the mental health care crisis. Research shows nearly half of Washington counties ...

When Providence closed its Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents last year, patients were directed there. Hospital losses in Spokane and across Washington state faced much deeper losses ...

A trial for a Georgia mother accused of killing her 5-year-old son will begin in Indiana later this year. Dejaune Anderson is accused in her son Cairo Jordan’s death, after his body was found inside a ...

Kristy Washington, CRNPBC ... Kristy has a particular focus on those recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals, offering support to help them transition successfully and maintain progress ...

On Wednesday, Washington County Judge Larry Medlock ... Back in August, Judge Medlock ordered Anderson to undergo psychiatric treatment after two doctors found her unable to stand trial.