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Police often get the call when a mental health expert would be the better answer. That’s why the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office created the Behavioral Crisis Response Unit and found the team is making a big difference.

The Department of Children and Families has introduced a new dashboard that tracks The Baker Act to help get a better idea of how many people need mental health treatment in Florida.

A Milton man was arrested after he allegedly killed a woman's cat, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

Juan Carlos Trujillo, 54, a suspended manager of a Palm Beach restaurant, is accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old employee from January until this month.

Brendan Depa, the former Matanzas High School student who attacked his teacher's aide, sued Flagler County schools.

Christian "Toby" Obumseli was stabbed to death by his white girlfriend, Courtney Clenney, years after he posted on social media how much he believed that white women were superior to Black women. Clenney, in turn, fetishized Black men before she killed him.

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida through the ballot box in 2026 was officially launched in February.

A violent weekend in Jacksonville has put a spotlight on mental health and policing.

On June 29, 2023, the police arrested Tyler Boone, age 35, for the death of his roommate at an apartment they shared in Fort Myers. Tyler was charged with secon

Carlos Rafael Rivera-Hernandez of Palm Coast, previously judged a sex offender, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.