"After years of advocacy from the mental health community and its allies, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 26 retired the term "emotionally disturbed person," or EDP - long considered disparaging - and signed legislation requiring all state and city agencies, including law enforcement, hospitals, fire departments and correctional facilities, to replace the term with person-first language: "person experiencing an emotional crisis" (PEC/PEEC). The 911 system will also have to adopt the new term."
"For too long, [the term] 'EDP' has contributed to the stigma and dehumanization of people with mental health conditions, and individuals are often judged by the labels society assigns them, leading to more trauma. This shift to humane language is a step toward equity, and I'm excited to see the work I've fought so hard for finally come to fruition. Language matters - now, let's make this a national movem"
Gov. Kathy Hochul retired the term "emotionally disturbed person" (EDP) and signed legislation requiring state and city agencies to replace it with person-first language: "person experiencing an emotional crisis" (PEC/PEEC). The change applies to law enforcement, hospitals, fire departments, correctional facilities and the 911 system. Mental health peers and advocates argued that the EDP acronym stigmatized and dehumanized individuals experiencing mental health crises. Christina Sparrock, a peer and founder of the New York City Mental Health Collective, pushed for recovery-oriented language promoting dignity, respect and humanity for more than a decade. Legislators Samra Brouk and Monique Chandler-Waterman introduced the bills.
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