Interprofessional collaboration is crucial to reduce overincarceration of people with severe mental illness.

In the UK, a pilot program at King’s College London offers a valuable forum for ethics discussions among medical students.

Veterans at the end of life have special needs due to posttraumatic stress disorder, environmental exposures, and the influence of military culture on their values. Those who die outside the Veterans Affairs health care system, however, can be at increased risk for receiving outpatient palliative care that is not sensitive to these factors.

This article suggests how to better identify older adults with mental illness at risk for placement that won’t meet their needs.

This narrative information graphic contextualizes the lack of current maternal morbidity and mortality data in the United States since the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022.

Dr Gillian R. Schmitz joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Robert W. Strauss: “What Should Students and Trainees Be Taught About Turfing and Where Patients Belong?”

Makenzie Doubek joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Scott J. Schweikart: “Why Should Physicians Care About What Law Says About Turfing and Dumping Patients?”

Ari Ne’eman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?”

Turfing is a colloquialism that refers to what clinicians do to patients whose needs do not fit neatly and tidily into typical clinical placement protocols.

This manuscript canvasses clinical, legal, and ethical dimensions of turfing and dumping that deserve investigation.