The state has issued a new set of detailed guidelines for hospitals to follow when caring for severely mentally ill patients, urging them to more proactively communicate with care teams and other outside organizations to prevent the patients from deteriorating and hurting themselves or someone else.
New York City's shelters too often do not provide mental health services when they are clearly badly needed, said Mr. DiNapoli, whose auditors last year documented failures by the city to place mentally ill people in mental health shelters. The consequences of failing to help those most in need can be dire, far-reaching and tragically violent.
A spokeswoman for the New York City Council speaker, Adrienne E. Adams, said that the Council had taken steps to address gaps in the city's mental health services.
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