mental illness

The diversion center would focus on low-level offenders who have untreated mental illness, intellectual or developmental disorders, or substance use disorders. The goal would be to ease jail overcrowding while saving taxpayers money and improving outcomes for those who avoid jail.

The graduate-level course is being taught at the School of Psychology at Texas State University.

The trial over murder and aggravated assault charges was originally scheduled for Sept. 2.

Occupational therapy can help people with mental illness resume meaningful activities in their lives and create strategies that will improve their overall health. A San Antonio OT has developed a program she hopes will help people with a mental illness and type 2 diabetes achieve better control over their disease.

In-laws say Genesse Moreno had a history of mental illness and was still being treated when she opened fire inside Joel Osteen's church on Sunday. They also believe a messy divorce exacerbated her condition.

The San Antonio Police Department acknowledged that MHU officers spend time training other officers and fielding calls from the intelligence-gathering Southwest Texas Fusion Center.

Lorenzo Gomez III grew up in one of San Antonio's most crime-riddled neighborhoods and his middle-school years were turbulent, traumatic, and even…