The Baker Act allows a person to be involuntarily detained and examined if they are believed to be having a mental health ...

A newly proposed bill would allow those being held in criminal custody to be diverted to mental health treatment while behind ...

WPTV asked Palms West for a copy of its policies on handling Baker Act patients, after a patient is alleged to have attacked ...

The man was taken to a mental health facility where he was involuntarily committed for evaluation after the Feb. 21 incident, ...

The first of the four, the TGH Behavioral Health Hospital, officially opened Tuesday in downtown Tampa.

Legislative Session begins March 4, following a special session that passed sweeping immigration reform. With critical bills ...

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone uncovers new concerns in how VA hospitals in Florida report how often patients are ...

A Florida nurse suffered life-altering injuries after an unprovoked attack by a psychiatric patient, prompting renewed ...

The attorneys for a man accused in the brutal attack of a Palm Beach County nurse said their client is a "hardworking, loving ...

Palms West is not a Baker Act-receiving facility, yet the man now charged with attempted murder was under the mental health hold.

The beating broke 'essentially every bone' in the Palms West nurses face. The mental-health patient faces a charge of ...

The father of Gina Montalto, 14, who was killed at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas high school, continues to fight for school ...