The Baker Act allows a person to be involuntarily detained and examined if they are believed to be having a mental health ...
Two Northwest Florida law enforcement agencies are trying to address the issue. Plus, an attorney presents a solution he say ...
The man was taken to a mental health facility where he was involuntarily committed for evaluation after the Feb. 21 incident, ...
The family of a Florida nurse who was brutally beaten by a Baker Act patient at a hospital wants to see more security at ...
The legislation, Senate Bill 168, also known as the Tristin Murphy Act​, was named after the 37-year-old father of two who killed himself in prison with a chainsaw.
WPTV asked Palms West for a copy of its policies on handling Baker Act patients, after a patient is alleged to have attacked ...
The first of the four, the TGH Behavioral Health Hospital, officially opened Tuesday in downtown Tampa.
A Florida nurse suffered life-altering injuries after an unprovoked attack by a psychiatric patient, prompting renewed ...
Suspect in attack of Palms West Hospital nurse displayed 'unusual behavior' days before, lawyers say
The attorneys for a man accused in the brutal attack of a Palm Beach County nurse said their client is a "hardworking, loving ...
Florida's Baker Act allows officials to involuntarily commit people who may be experiencing mental health crises to facilities for evaluation and treatment. A man who claimed to be President ...
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