Working in the clinical field for more than 15 years, I often see how mental health intersects with the legal system in ways that demand not just compassion, but also specialized expertise. At ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. Readers learned in the ...

—Canadian researchers examined the clinical and public safety risks associated with cannabis legalization and frequency of use and found an increased mental health burden among this patient population ...

Forensic psychology has been associated with handling legal matters and solving crimes in the civilian. However, there is limited focus on how it is an integral part of the military justice system.

Laurel City Council heard from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Board of Investments, ...

University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science, Director of the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Victorian Institute of Forensic Behavioural Science (Forensicare), ...

Billings Mayor Bill Cole and Montana State Sen. Mike Yakawich shared excitement and concerns on the statewide forensic mental health facility coming to Laurel.

Minutes before Don Davis was to be executed last month, word came from the U.S. Supreme Court not to proceed. For now, Davis is still alive, a convicted murderer among the survivors of Arkansas ...

Franklin County is preparing to launch a jail-based mental health treatment program that local officials say could ease ...

An estimated two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Most receive no treatment for their mental health issues ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Your mental health plays a huge role in your general well-being. Being in a good mental state can keep you healthy and help prevent serious health conditions. A study found that positive psychological ...