However, the council analysis found that involuntary removals were five times more likely to occur in private than in public spaces; 40% of those removed were not admitted for inpatient care, and ...

And despite the swift backlash from mental health advocates and some lawmakers who argued that the city should be focusing on long-term care and housing rather than involuntary hospitalization, the ...

If we are going to expand the use of involuntary commitment, we need to focus on rebuilding our mental health system with more treatment facilities, crisis centers, and support services. Otherwise ...

Hochul’s proposal vindicates Mayor Eric Adams’s stalled mental-health-care efforts, delivering what he requested back in November 2022: more proactive treatment for the seriously mentally ill.

Few of those taken to a hospital involuntarily under New York City Mayor Eric Adams' policy aimed at helping people in the grips of a mental health crisis have access to long-term care, according ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday that she plans to include in her executive budget legislation to expand involuntary mental health commitments and Kendra’s Law relating to court-ordered ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Budget negotiations include a policy proposal to expand the state’s power to force people into psychiatric care, prompting pushback from mental health advocates who ...