Mental illness

Tarrant County sheriff's deputies shot and killed 19-year-old Christopher Loyo while serving a mental health warrant in January, according to the sheriff's office.

Tarrant County will put $4.5 million towards keeping the Mental Health Jail Diversion Center open. The center is an alternative to jail for people with mental health issues who are suspected of low-level crimes.

Georgia Kay Baldwin died in jail custody in 2021. Her cause of death was severe hypernatremia, an imbalance of sodium usually caused by dehydration.

Allegations of toxic work environment and high turnover plague Denton County mental health agency.

A Parkland health psychologist defines burnout, and how employees can address the problem. She also discusses the role employers have in trying to avoid burnout.

More than 60 people have died in Tarrant County custody since 2017.

As Tarrant County’s population grows, the need for mental health services for children and families also increases, according to three Fort Worth mental health leaders.

When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.

Chasity Congious gave birth alone in her cell in 2020. She was jailed again last week for probation violations.

When Brendan Voss had to turn to the person next to him at a table and ask if they had ever considered suicide — he felt the urge to almost whisper the word ‘suicide.’

Lachelle Goodrich never thought she would have a career in mental health services.

She is a therapist who works with students in Tarrant County and nine other counties through a program called Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine. JPS Health Network and the University of North Texas Health Science Center run the virtual program to provide limited and free therapy to students who need mental health care.