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A team of forensic psychiatrists and psychologists providing Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), expert witness testimony, and specialized consultations in civil, criminal, and institutional cases. The Maia Institute, a group of Expert Mental Health Consultants, offers services nationwide in both English and Spanish, as well as American Sign Language (ASL), with base locations in Washington DC Metro Area and Northern VA, as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. The Maia Institute focuses on the provision of expert consultations on matters of mental health and law, psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments, and consultation services for institutions seeking to optimize mental health, its delivery, or compliance with regulations. In addition, Maia Institute offers clinical consultation services on distinct patient populations, such as Sports Psychiatry, Treatment-Resistant Illnesses, Medication Assisted Treatment of Addiction, Alternative and Complementary Treatment of Mental Illness, and the Management of Mental Illnesses in conjunction with severe medical or neurological pathology.

02/13/2026

As therapeutic AI becomes more common, legal accountability may arise when these tools cause harm, raising the possibility of malpractice claims.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/agens-scientiam/202602/suing-therapeutic-ai-systems-for-malpractice

A teen uses an AI app for help with being bullied. The app tells the teen not to tell anyone and the teen spirals into depression. When the teen’s parents find out, can they sue?

02/11/2026

Georgia’s behavioral health agency reached an agreement to end federal oversight tied to a long-running consent decree on mental health system reforms. The decision signals progress in expanding and stabilizing community-based behavioral health services.
https://www.wabe.org/georgia-behavioral-health-agency-reaches-agreement-to-end-federal-oversight/
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Earlier this month, Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities announced it had reached an agreement to end federal oversight of the agency. DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner spoke to "All Things Considered" host Jim Burress about what it took to get to this point and wha...

02/09/2026

The DOJ and South Carolina reached an agreement to expand community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental illness, addressing ADA violations tied to unnecessary institutionalization. The settlement strengthens access to housing, crisis care, and supports so people can live and receive care in their communities.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-agreement-south-carolina-ensure-adults-access-community-based
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The Justice Department announced today that it secured a settlement agreement with the State of South Carolina to resolve the department’s findings and complaint alleging that South Carolina violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. b...

02/06/2026

A Springfield, Ohio mother fears her son’s untreated mental illness could lead to death as he cycles through jails, hospitals, and homelessness instead of receiving sustained care. Reporting by The Marshall Project and KFF Health News highlights how systemic failures in Ohio’s mental health system often criminalize people in crisis rather than provide effective treatment.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/22/nx-s1-5644745/serious-mental-illness-psychosis-psychiatric-hospital-schizophrenia-crime-prison-ohio

The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic crisis.

02/04/2026

In Z.J. v. R.M., 2025-Ohio-5662, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a victim’s belief in future mental distress is enough to establish menacing by stalking under R.C. 2903.211(A)(1), resolving a split among Ohio appellate courts. The decision broadens access to civil stalking protection orders and clarifies statewide standards for mental distress claims under Ohio law.
https://www.casemine.com/commentary/us/z.j.-v.-r.m.-and-the-meaning-of-%E2%80%9Cmental-distress%E2%80%9D-in-ohio%E2%80%99s-menacing-by-stalking-statute/view

Z.J. v. R.M. and the Meaning of “Mental Distress” in Ohio’s Menacing-by-Stalking Statute

02/02/2026

The Mental Health Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, with further key provisions coming into force on 18 February 2026 in England and Wales, ahead of wider implementation through future regulations. These changes amend (not replace) the Mental Health Act 1983, introducing updates to sections 42, 48, 71, 73 and 75 that will affect how the law operates in practice.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3ad096fc-b59a-4a80-a8ac-62a458c74edc

The Mental Health Act (MHA) 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. On that date, selected provisions came into force, including the…

01/30/2026

Michael Paulsen, accused of killing volunteer Michael Hess at the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza, has been ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation at a maximum-security psychiatric facility after pleading not guilty, with investigators saying the attack was unprovoked.
https://www.kolotv.com/2025/12/23/suspect-killing-veterans-memorial-plaza-receive-psychological-evaluation/

Michael Paulsen is accused of attacking Michael Hess at the memorial last month.

01/28/2026

The parents of Annie Surman, a Columbia University graduate and former NASA intern, allege in a lawsuit that MongoDB cut off her benefits during mental health leave and fired her, worsening severe anxiety and depression caused by extreme work stress. Surman, a 28-year-old technical program manager at the $35 billion tech company, died by su***de one month later, according to Manhattan Supreme Court filings.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/nyc-woman-driven-to-su***de-by-extreme-work-stress-at-hells-kitchen-tech-company-lawsuit/

A Columbia graduate and former NASA intern was driven to su***de when her tech company cruelly cut off her benefits while she was on mental health leave, then fired her, her parents claim.

01/26/2026

Patrick Clancy has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the psychiatrist and medical providers who treated his wife, Lindsay Clancy, alleging she was overmedicated and improperly monitored while suffering from postpartum depression. Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three children in 2023, is accused of receiving medications that the lawsuit claims contributed to a severe mental health crisis.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/lindsay-clancy-duxbury-mother-accused-murder-husband-lawsuit/70089131

The lawsuit against Dr. Jennifer A. Tufts, nurse Rebecca H. Jollotta, Aster Mental Health Inc. and South Shore Health System, Inc. alleges their negligent treatment of Lindsay Clancy "resulted in tragedy, namely, allegations that Lindsay took the lives of her children."

01/23/2026

An Eighth Circuit panel unanimously revived a lawsuit Tuesday by the family of an Iowa jail inmate who died by su***de.
https://www.law360.com/healthcare-authority/policy-compliance/articles/2426972/8th-circ-revives-jail-su***de-suit-against-mental-health-org-

An Eighth Circuit panel unanimously revived a lawsuit Tuesday by the family of an Iowa jail inmate who died by su***de, holding that a jury could find that a mental health provider's alleged incomplete report to jail staff put the inmate at greater risk.

01/21/2026

South Carolina has settled a federal lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act related to the treatment of adults with mental illness in adult care homes. The U.S. Department of Justice said the state failed to provide adequate community-based services, leading to unnecessary institutionalization.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doj-and-south-carolina-reach-settlement-on-mental-health-care-compliance/ar-AA1SCO87

A federal lawsuit against South Carolina, filed in the final months of the Biden administration, was settled Thursday, according to Department of Justice offici

01/19/2026

A Michigan court has ruled that the state’s proposed mental health procurement overhaul violates the Michigan Mental Health Code. The decision raises questions about how Medicaid-funded mental health services will be managed and delivered statewide.
https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2026/01/court-rules-states-mental-health-procurement-plan-violates-law/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

A Michigan court has ruled that the state’s plan to overhaul its mental health service delivery system violates state law, citing conflicts with the Michigan Mental Health Code. The decision, issued Thursday by Judge Christopher P. Yates of the Michigan Court of Claims, declared that the state’s...

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