Critics Slam NYC Plan to Involuntarily Hospitalize Those With Mental Illness
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Rights groups are instead demanding better access to support for people struggling with mental illness and homelessness.
New York Mayor Eric Adams announced this week that police and emergency medical workers will start hospitalizing people with mental illness against their will, even if they pose no threat to others. Rights groups and community organizations have slammed the move as inhumane and are demanding better access to housing and other support for people struggling with mental illness and homelessness.