A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals. Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old ...

Tyeesha Ferguson, mother of Quincy Jackson III, in Springfield, Ohio, in May 2025. Ferguson has been advocating for her son to receive mental health treatment for most of his adult life. He has been ...

Family photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, gathered by his mother, Tyeesha Ferguson. The mental health system makes it "easier to criminalize somebody than to get them help," she says. ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. “That’s what I’m trying to avoid,” said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. "That's what I'm trying to avoid," said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a ...