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Mental health care in America has a long, complex history. Author Hannah Thurman explores the history of mental health care ...

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A Fourth Circuit panel heard from a West Virginia man Thursday who argues a law preventing those who have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution from owning a gun ...

For decades, the health care system has operated under the cruel irony that the people dedicated to healing others were being punished for seeking healing themselves. Doctors, nurses, and health care ...

Melissa Keele poses for a portrait on April 7, at her home in Grand Junction, Colo. Melissa's son, Jaden Keele, 23, not pictured, has been dealing with severe mental illness for years. In 2023, he hit ...

An original black-and-white chart from a 2009 law review article written by Columbia Law School professor Bernard E. Harcourt was colorized by the Economist, and you’ve probably seen it on whatever ...

Assault weapons and hand guns seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A Fourth Circuit panel delved into the ...

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