Psych exams ordered for mother of boy found dead in suitcase in southern Indiana
A judge on Wednesday ordered a psychologist and a psychiatrist to examine the mother of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana in 2022.
A judge on Wednesday ordered a psychologist and a psychiatrist to examine the mother of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana in 2022.
Youth First partners with 125 schools in 14 counties in southwest and near-central Indiana to give over 52,500 students and their families free, easy access to licensed mental health professionals, primarily master’s level social workers, placed directly in schools.
It’s impossible for me to forget June 26, 2003, a day that marks more than a cruel summer.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied 12 transfer petitions and granted one for the week ending Feb. 23, agreeing to hear a case involving whether criminal contempt defendants are entitled to the appointment of mental health experts.
It can be frustrating to struggle with your mental health and to get your family and friends to understand where you are coming from. Here are six suggestions on how to deal with the people you know regarding your mental health situation.
A man convicted of murder failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the absence of a full competency hearing and the admission of certain evidence undermined his conviction.
The full Indiana House of Representatives on Monday will take a final vote on a bill dealing with the process of determining whether a defendant is competent to stand trial.
The Indiana House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code has given its support to a bill that would dismiss low-level charges if the defendant is found incompetent to stand trial.
Many people underestimate the impact that mental illness can have on an individual or family.
The Court of Appeals has dismissed as moot the appeal of a woman’s involuntary commitment, determining the collateral consequences doctrine does not apply in her case.
Defendants facing criminal contempt are entitled to the same statutory protections as other criminal defendants, including the right to the appointment of mental health experts, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a Tuesday reversal.
On Sept. 20, the Indy Bar HEAL Committee (Helping Enrich Attorneys Lives) and JLAP (Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program) co-sponsored a unique, free seminar, “Depression and Lawyers: Real Stories.”
Nearly two-thirds of Marion County residents who needed treatment for a serious mental illness did not receive it in the past year due to lack of psychiatrists and therapists, along with other factors, a new study says.
State officials have announced the launch of a new addiction treatment locator designed to help find and compare treatment facilities.
The 2023 Summit for Rural Justice and Public Health Professionals will feature 26 speakers, including Indiana Supreme Court Justice Christopher Goff, who serves as the chair of Indiana’s Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council.
Research by Lawrence Krieger tells us that law students start law school with high life satisfaction and strong mental health measures, but within the first year of law school, they experience a significant increase in anxiety and depression.
A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base has been rendered delusional and psychotic by the torture he underwent years ago while in CIA custody.
A jury wasn’t wrong in rejecting an insanity defense from a woman who stabbed a man and attempted to drown her 6-week-old child, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
The negative collateral consequences a patient potentially faces from an involuntary temporary commitment order makes review of an expired order “meaningful” and not moot, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled, though it ultimately affirmed the commitment.
A first-of-its kind summit next week in Allen County will focus on mental health issues that impact people from all walks of life.