Three state prisoners are claiming in a state lawsuit that the Massachusetts Parole Board has discriminated against them because of their mental health disabilities, and that the board's actions have ...
People with disabilities (PWD) make up 25% of the U.S. population. They face elevated mental health concerns and are more likely to utilize mental health services compared to non-disabled individuals.
Police said three people have been arrested after four malnourished mentally disabled people were found locked in a basement. Philadelphia police told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Linda Ann Weston, ...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s Disability Advocacy Day in Tennessee, a time to recognize and talk about the more than 1.7 million Tennesseans living with physical or mental disability. This marks ...
A woman with a prosthetic leg holds a book and sits pensively. Source: Thirdman/Pexels By Kathleen Bogart, Katie Wang, and Robert Manning III More than 800,000 people in America have died from ...
MILWAUKIE, Ore. — People with intellectual or developmental disabilities say they face challenges accessing mental health services in Oregon — isolated into a separate category of treatment. State ...