News Room | Tag: Mental Health
Civil Rights Groups Sue Florida Department of Children and Families for Unlawfully Trapping People With Mental Illness in Jail for Months
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Disability Rights Florida (DRF), Florida Justice Institute (FJI), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP (TPM) filed…
Disability Rights Florida: Preventable Deaths Continue in State Mental Health Hospitals
Monday, February 23, 2026
A new report from Disability Rights Florida raises urgent concerns about patient safety inside Florida’s state-run mental health treatment facilities, concluding that staff negligence played…
Disability Rights Florida Opposes Legislation that Threatens Community-Based Mental Health Services
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Disability Rights Florida joins the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force in opposing H.R. 4022, the Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act. If passed,…
450+ Organizations Join AAPD In Letter to Congress re: HHS Restructuring
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
On Friday, March 28, Disability Rights Florida joined the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and more than 450 disability, civil rights, aging, mental health,…
Disability Rights Florida Files Lawsuit Against Florida Department of Children and Families for Unlawfully Failing to Track Baker Act Use
Friday, December 13, 2024
Helpful Terms
- Involuntary Psychiatric Examination: a legal process where a person is taken to a mental health facility for evaluation against their will, typically when…