Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets,” ...

Among Canadian politicians, there is a rising interest in the involuntary treatment of homeless patients with episodes of mental illness and substance abuse. Experts, however, say that the evidence to ...

The council member’s latest attempt would divert affordable housing funds to build a county-owned facility.

Re “Utah’s Proposal for Homeless: Forced Move to Remote Camp” (front page, Oct. 31): As an addiction medicine doctor, I have significant concerns about involuntary addiction treatment. Based on ...

Many U.S. states have laws allowing for “civil commitment" (involuntary commitment) and treatment of individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). These laws, like those psychiatrists use to treat ...