A Baker Act hold might last 72 hours — but its impact can stretch much longer. After discharge, people often find themselves navigating a maze of emotions, appointments and questions about privacy, ...

A Lakeland, Florida, woman facing multiple felony charges after reportedly causing a hit-and-run crash Saturday on Interstate 175 and violently resisting officers was taken to a local hospital under a ...

When someone is in the midst of a serious mental health crisis, they may be unable or unwilling to seek help on their own. In these intense, often confusing moments, Florida’s Baker Act offers a legal ...

The VA hospital where a former Marine was involuntarily Baker Acted has updated its policies and protocols. Nearly two years after 36-year-old former U.S. Marine Jordan Hunkin died by suicide, the ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida had 5,077 incidents of students being involuntarily committed under a mental-health law known as the Baker Act during the past school year, data presented Wednesday to a ...

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (CBS12) — The man accused of brutally attacking a nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is now facing a hate crime enhancement—intensifying the legal consequences he could face if ...

Florida's Baker Act allows for involuntary examination of individuals in a mental health crisis for up to 72 hours. Patients at receiving facilities follow a strict daily routine of meals, medication, ...

A pickup truck driver, Deanna Harrell, crashed into a beach tollbooth, killing the attendant. The driver was not immediately arrested but was taken to a healthcare facility under Florida's Baker Act.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man died in police custody Friday night after being detained under Florida's Baker Act, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday, and the cause is under investigation ...

Minutes after a pickup truck smashed into a beach ramp tollbooth June 1 in Daytona Beach Shores, killing the attendant, the driver, Deanna Harrell, was confronted by a deputy and handcuffed. Case ...