RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Years ago, therapist Ashley Gilmore was in a counseling session when she was attacked by one of her clients. "They came into the session totally fine," Gilmore said, "And then ...

A state committee on Tuesday gave a favorable report to a bill that would change where mental evaluations are conducted for ...

After a week off following Memorial Day, lawmakers were back in town this week.

A bill that's part of the state legislature's efforts to ramp up the number of criminal suspects involuntarily committed to ...

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.

The video above is from when the North Carolina General Assembly was beginning the process of the legislation. RALEIGH, N.C. ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Case prompts review of involuntary commitment laws and court decisionmaking. Judge ruled defendant incompetent for charges but ...

In March or 2007, after subsisting for five years with untreated schizophrenia, which manifested as severe psychosis, delusions, homelessness, and incarceration, I was taken to a psychiatric hospital ...