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PREMIUMSpotlight: Talking budget: Involuntary commitment

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PREMIUMSpotlight: Talking budget: Involuntary commitment

Involuntary commitment has become a significant and controversial issue in New York City, especially regarding mental health and homelessness.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams does victory lap as new state rules make it easier to force mentally ill into treatment

Mental health

NYS lawmakers to vote on involuntary commitment laws in push to address city's mental health crisis

fromwww.theguardian.com

Mental health

The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen

Mental health

Is Hochul's push for greater involuntary confinement power the answer to addressing severe mental illness and saving lives? | amNewYork

NYC politics

PREMIUMSpotlight: Talking budget: Involuntary commitment

Brooklyn

PREMIUMSpotlight: Talking budget: Involuntary commitment

Involuntary commitment has become a significant and controversial issue in New York City, especially regarding mental health and homelessness.

NYC politics

NYC Mayor Eric Adams does victory lap as new state rules make it easier to force mentally ill into treatment

Mental health

NYS lawmakers to vote on involuntary commitment laws in push to address city's mental health crisis

New law facilitates involuntary commitment for severely mentally ill individuals based on an expanded definition of risk.

Streamlined process with fewer signatures required for commitment.

Mental health

fromwww.theguardian.com

The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen

The revival of institutionalization disguises state control as modern mental health care, targeting marginalized communities under the pretext of treatment.

Mental health

Is Hochul's push for greater involuntary confinement power the answer to addressing severe mental illness and saving lives? | amNewYork

New York is considering reforms to enhance treatment for those with serious mental illness in light of recent violent incidents.

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Adams applauds NYS budget to reform involuntary commitment for those with mental illness

Mayor Eric Adams is pushing for new laws to aid mentally ill and homeless New Yorkers, particularly through involuntary commitment measures.

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4 months ago

Hochul willing to hold up NY budget 'as long as it takes' to pass discovery law changes, involuntary commitment: aide

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to delay the state's budget until her proposals on public safety are accepted.

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4 months ago

How would Hochul's involuntary commitment plan impact subway mental health?

Stakeholders support Gov. Hochul's mental health reform plan, advocating for new involuntary commitment laws in New York to aid those in urgent need.

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