Bidding to address a mental health crisis on New York City streets and subways, Mayor Adams announced Tuesday that authorities would more aggressively intervene to get people into treatment.
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.
"The very nature of their illnesses keeps them from realizing they need intervention and support. Without that intervention, they remain lost and isolated from society, tormented by delusions and disordered thinking. They cycle in and out of hospitals and jails." As part of its initiative, the city is developing a phone line that would allow police officers to consult with clinicians.A coalition of community groups, including the Legal Aid Society and several community-based defender services, said the mayor was correct in noting"decades of dysfunction" in mental health care.
The mayor said he has begun deploying teams of clinicians and police officers to patrol the city's busiest subway stations.
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