National Alliance on Mental Illness

A mother in Lancaster, Pa., tried for years to help her grown son get consistent treatment for schizophrenia. Then, hoping to get him involuntarily committed for care, the family called the police.

Legislation to prohibit capital punishment for people suffering from severe mental illness is expected to go before the full Kentucky Senate.Current law…

Advocates for the mentally ill in Kentucky are lobbying to make those with serious mental illness ineligible for the death penalty. Kentucky…

An advocate of mental health awareness and treatment says diseases of the mind are often incremental in nature. A number of activities today focus on…