The New York Times (11/29, A1, Newman, Fitzsimmons) reports New York City Mayor Eric Adams “announced a major push on Tuesday to remove people with severe, untreated mental illness from the city’s streets and subways.” Adams, “who has made clearing homeless encampments a priority since taking office in January, said the effort would require involuntarily hospitalizing people who were a danger to themselves, even if they posed no risk of harm to others, arguing the city had a ‘moral obligation’ to help them.”
Reuters (11/29, Borter) reports, “Adams said the city would immediately provide training for emergency personnel, hospital staff and other outreach workers on how to provide ‘compassionate care’ while removing someone from the streets who is undergoing a mental health crisis.”
Related Links:
— “New York City to Involuntarily Remove Mentally Ill People From Streets ” Andy Newman and Emma G. Fitzsimmons, The New York Times, November 29, 2022