That man needed help, said Roe Dewayne, who stayed with Mr. McPherson at a mental health shelter in the Bronx. If they were monitoring him like they were supposed to, this wouldn't be going on.
As New York has struggled to provide services for homeless mentally ill people across the city, its mental health shelters were supposed to help fill a crucial need, with on-call psychiatrists and social workers on staff.
Based on city records and interviews with shelter workers, residents and their family members, the review showed that mental health services have been offered only sporadically across the 38 specialized facilities.
Fifty people died in the mental health shelters during a recent four-year period, records show. About half of those deaths occurred after suspected drug overdoses.
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