The VA hospital where a former Marine was involuntarily Baker Acted has updated its policies and protocols. Nearly two years after 36-year-old former U.S. Marine Jordan Hunkin died by suicide, the ...

A Baker Act hold might last 72 hours — but its impact can stretch much longer. After discharge, people often find themselves navigating a maze of emotions, appointments and questions about privacy, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Days after her 15-year-old disabled son was committed to a mental health facility, or Baker Acted, Heather Monroe, a St. Augustine mother, is still feeling helpless. "I feel very ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The number of students in Florida, and across Tampa Bay, taken in for what’s called an involuntary psychological evaluation has grown every year since 2018, according to state ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — At a Palm Beach County School Board meeting on Wednesday, the district is set to discuss changes to its Student Mental Health Crisis Response. The Student Mental Health ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday plans to routinely revise its Baker Act policy for student behaviors two weeks after nine students and parents were awarded $440 ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The number of people Baker Acted by Orange County law enforcement so far this year is nearly double all of last year. The Baker Act, which was enacted in Florida in 1972, was ...

A new central receiving facility for people undergoing mental health crisis in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties began operating last week. The Lakeview Center officially started taking Baker Act ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The number of students in Florida, and across Tampa Bay, taken in for what’s called an involuntary psychological evaluation has grown every year since 2018, according to state ...