Mental Health Treatment

Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — conditions few of the facilities are equipped to handle — putting staff and residents at risk.

LEAN-STL works to connect laborers with addiction recovery and mental health services — and to help workers feel less alone.

The 444 individuals on the Department of Mental Health’s waitlist have been charged with crimes but not convicted.

The need for inpatient mental health care for pediatric patients has grown in recent years. Health officials say a proposed facility in Webster Groves could provide much-needed treatment. But some nearby neighbors don’t like the plan.

Students today face a fear that was unheard of in previous generations.

Nationally, only 4% of mental health professionals are Black, which means prospective Black clients have fewer options to find someone they can relate to.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital ad KVC Missouri officials say the 70-bed pediatric mental health hospital will address growing mental health needs in kids.

The speech, delivered Wednesday to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly, is the 50th State of the Judiciary address.

Missouri has 285 people waiting in jails to be transferred to state-run psychiatric hospitals, potentially for months, without having been found guilty of a crime. And that number has been going up over the last few months, despite new mitigation efforts.

Peter Neumer will step down from his role overseeing investigations into the abuse and neglect of some of Illinois' most vulnerable people on August 17.