Baker Act

A 13-year-old Florida boy has been involuntarily hospitalized for a second time after telling deputies he wanted to be the next school shooter.Polk County…

Between summer 2015 and 2016, kids under the age of 18 in Florida were subjected to an involuntary psychiatric exam 32,000 times – almost a 50 percent...

With a dramatic increase in the number of children being taken in for involuntary psychiatric examinations, a state panel Thursday began looking to...

The number of children taken into protective custody for mental health examinations has surged across the state.

Two South Florida lawmakers have filed bills that would require a review of Florida's "Baker Act,'' which allows for the involuntary commitment of people…