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A lawsuit filed in Miami accuses Florida of illegally leaving defendants with serious mental illness in county jails for months while they wait for court-ordered treatment.
Hilton's sister called deputies after finding him in a bathroom covered in blood, a new incident report from MDSO says.
Mental health experts encourage people to prioritize healthy habits like getting enough sleep, staying active, practicing mindfulness, and making time for preventive care.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
A University of Pennsylvania psychologist says self-harm is often a signal of crisis, as Hilton's family provides an update on his condition.
Sunshine Health paused adding new practitioners in 2025, compounding state contract cuts that reduced therapy access.
The state's new guidelines echo the Make America Healthy Again movement's call to reduce psychiatric medication use in children.
Instead, Precious Bland will return home under a court-ordered treatment plan after three mental health experts testified that the psychotic episode, which they linked to COVID-19, was a rare, one-time occurrence.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
A judge has paused the prosecution of a woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna while it is determined whether she is mentally competent to stand trial.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
The accused police impersonator, 37-year-old Annie Flaherty, expresses remorse for what she did in an exclusive interview with CBS News Miami.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
47-year-old Justin Messingham is being charged with 15 counts of making or attempting to make an obstructive device and one count of resisting an officer without violence.
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please the fictional Slender Man has been ordered back to a state psychiatric hospital after she escaped from her group home last month.
Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to a new study.
A federal appeals court ruled that Florida can begin enforcing a 2024 law preventing children from accessing some social media platforms, which could include Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and YouTube, while a legal battle continues to play out.
The side effects from antidepressants can vary widely depending on which drug you take, a study shows.
Advocacy group The Trevor Projected released data from the first year of a study following more than 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth across the country.
Heavy rain flooded streets across northern Broward County, blocking students and families while delaying flights.
Nat Moore discusses the prestigious trophy bearing his name and how it helps showcase South Florida's top high school football players to college scouts.
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 devastated South Florida, killing hundreds and delivering an economic blow whose effects lasted for years.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the person was shot in the 12000 block of Southwest 203rd Street.
Ron Pozos, 33, was airlifted with serious injuries; police say the driver stayed and was not at fault.
Heavy rain flooded streets across northern Broward County, blocking students and families while delaying flights.
Nat Moore discusses the prestigious trophy bearing his name and how it helps showcase South Florida's top high school football players to college scouts.
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 devastated South Florida, killing hundreds and delivering an economic blow whose effects lasted for years.
A lawsuit filed in Miami accuses Florida of illegally leaving defendants with serious mental illness in county jails for months while they wait for court-ordered treatment.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the person was shot in the 12000 block of Southwest 203rd Street.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.