The directive would give outreach workers, city hospitals and first responders discretion to involuntarily hospitalize anyone they deem a danger to themselves.
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Mayor says NYC will treat mentally ill, even if they refuse
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Eric Adams' plan to involuntarily hospitalize mentally ill homeless people will face legal challenges
New York City’s mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the streets and subways and into treatment, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing some people who refuse care.
The directive would give outreach workers, city hospitals and first responders discretion to involuntarily hospitalize anyone they deem a danger to themselves.
Mayor Eric Adams directed city agencies, including the Police Department, to take people who appear mentally ill and seem likely to harm others to hospitals for psychiatric care.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city would be removing mentally ill persons from the street against their will to crack down on homelessness.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bidding to address a mental health crisis on New York City streets and subways, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that authorities would more aggressively intervene to get people into treatment, describing “a moral obligation” to act, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing som…
Bidding to address a mental health crisis on New York City streets and subways, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that authorities would more aggressively intervene to get people into treatment, describing “a moral obligation” to act, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing some.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new initiative that will allow authorities to more aggressively intervene to help people in need of mental health treatment.
New York (AFP) - New York will start involuntarily hospitalizing mentally ill people who live in the street or on the subway, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday in
“These New Yorkers and hundreds of others like them are in urgent need of treatment yet often refuse it when offered,” Mayor Eric Adams said. “The very nature of their illnesses keeps them from realizing they need intervention and support.
Since the day he took office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has faced calls demanding that he do something about the homelessness crisis in Gotham. That should have been expected since he promised to...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams directed NYPD, FDNY and housing to start involuntarily committing the severely mentally ill homeless people unable to meet their basic needs.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that he is directing police and other first-responders to remove people with severe mental illness from the city’s streets for involuntary psychi...
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