A single hospitalization can upend a patient’s life, escalate psychological and financial stress and in many cases, create a vicious cycle of rehospitalization. It is maybe fairer to say that ...

In November 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to address the city’s ongoing problem of unhoused citizens with severe mental illness. The new directive empowers first responders, ...

Half said they would expand the practice, but all agreed commitments are not the sole solution. Michael Blake: Yes, as we implement the law already passed, to help those with serious mental health ...

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 to a ...

President Trump's new executive order to combat homelessness encourages local governments to revive civil commitment, a process to place people with mental health issues in treatment facilities ...

New York is in the midst of both a mental health crisis and homelessness crisis, which is playing out in a very public fashion — on the streets, subways, and other public spaces. But when it comes to ...

New York City leaders are divided over involuntary hospitalizations of people who show signs of severe mental illness, as lawmakers in Albany debate whether to expand officials’ power to remove them ...

In its 2026 state budget, New York is putting a concerted effort behind addressing severe mental illness by expanding its involuntary hospitalization law and increasing the number of psychiatric beds.

NY is poised to involuntarily commit people "due to an inability or refusal, as a result of their mental illness, to provide for their own essential needs" such as food, clothing or shelter. The ...