Michigan lawmakers have introduced new legislation that aims to hold state officials accountable and protect patients' rights.

The $13 million settlement will go toward treatment and care of the staff and patients who say they were traumatized when they were falsely told a gunman was on the loose at the hospital.

Michigan State Sen. Michael Webber is expressing his concerns about the children housed at a state-run psychiatric hospital.

A teacher who exposed what children were going through inside a state-run hospital said she is experiencing harassment for speaking out.

A lawsuit filed last week against Michigan on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who attorneys say was “encouraged” by staff to assault a 10-year-old boy has been expanded.

Michigan has been hit with another lawsuit over the Hawthorn Center, the only state-run psychiatric hospital for children.

A mother is demanding change after her child was beaten while at a state-run mental health hospital.

The Health Department said they would be happy to participate in hearings and that they have been working with Webber to address his concerns.

The lawsuit centers around a three-minute video showing five staff members allegedly encouraging a 15-year-old resident to beat the 10-year-old.

The mother of four considered breaking a window and jumping to freedom to escape the two nonexistent people she was told were armed with semi-automatic rifles.

The $13 million settlement will go toward treatment and care of the staff and patients who say they were traumatized when they were falsely told a gunman was on the loose at the hospital.

Local 4 spoke with an employee from a psychiatric hospital who revealed major concerns about the care being given to its children.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has determined that there were no criminal violations after reviewing an unannounced active shooter drill at a psychiatric hospital for children in Wayne County.

A state employee has raised concerns about how children are being cared for at the Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital in Westland.

Over the last three and a half years thirteen patients broke out of a state-run psychiatric hospital for children in Northville Township.

Emails sent between state administrators and employees inside a child psychiatric hospital in Michigan give insight into the response after an unannounced active shooter drill.

An employee who was instructed to walk through the Hawthorn Center during an unannounced active shooter drill is suing the state for the impact he said that traumatic experience has had on his life.

Two class action lawsuits have been filed against the Hawthorn Center over an unannounced “active shooter” drill that terrified staff and patients and led to a massive police response.

A new inpatient psychiatric hospital will be built on the existing Hawthorn Center in Northville Township.

Exclusive new documents reveal a gun was visible in an employee’s car the day of an “active shooter” drill at a psychiatric hospital for children in Northville Township.

Employees and patients inside a Northville psychiatric hospital for children heard that announcement and said they were filled with fear and confusion.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency order Monday requiring coronavirus (COVID-19) testing of employees at five MDHHS-operated psychiatric hospitals and centers. Under the order, testing is required for staff at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline, Hawthorn Center in Northville, Caro Center, Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital in Westland and Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. Facilities with positive cases identified in the last 14 days must test all staff scheduled to work that week until no positive cases among patients or staff have been identified within the last 14 days. Previous confirmed positive cases do not need to be tested again for 90 days after the initial positive test. “MDHHS believes that COVID-19 testing is one of the best tools we have in limiting its spread,” Gordon said in a press release.