More than 80 percent of emergency room physicians say the mental healthcare systems in their regions are dysfunctional, and do not adequately serve patients, according to a survey done in December by ...

JPS Health Network will open its new psychiatric emergency center next week, expanding desperately needed treatment to those in need. The psychiatric emergency center is the hospital’s first major ...

Leaders at a South Jersey hospital are planning a big change in treating people with mental and behavioral health crises.

Montfort Hospital's Mental Health Emergency Zone is a secure, calming area just off the main ER. It's purpose-built to de-escalate patients in crisis, making the ER safer for everyone.

“They’re struggling with emergency room burden and strain and stress ... Some studies have found that hospitals with EmPATH units see a reduction in psychiatric admissions and return trips to the ER.

Mount Sinai plans to more than triple the size of its psychiatric emergency department on the Upper West Side, part of a renewed attention on building capacity for people with untreated mental illness ...

Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t ...