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Straitjackets. Sedatives. Bars on the windows. In 1900, patients at mental hospitals in the United States faced inhumane ...
Any mayor of New York faces constant pressure to fix problems over which he has limited control. Mental illness is a case in point. The average New Yorker demands action on involuntary hospitalization ...
The president’s latest executive order makes it easier for cities to forcibly institutionalize their homeless residents.
To truly help people with serious mental health conditions and, at the same time, improve public safety, New York State needs to broaden access to supportive long-term housing. More than any other ...
Last week, New York’s governor and legislature settled on a budget for the fiscal year that technically began on April 1. One major sticking point was mental-health policy. Governor Kathy Hochul ...
More than a third of 911 calls in New York City about people in emotional distress that were eligible for a response from mental health workers did not receive one, a new audit by the city ...
After an explosive New York magazine article documenting concerns about his mental health from former and current staffers, Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday rebuffed the reporting and denied there ...
In New York, whether an employee is entitled to worker’s compensation benefits because of work-related mental health injuries will be decided on a case-by-case analysis, likely supported by ...
In his bid to become mayor, Andrew M. Cuomo has portrayed New York City as being in crisis mode and has said that his top priority if elected would be keeping people safe. To do so, Mr. Cuomo, the ...
New York state lawmakers have approved a bill to add a warning label to social media platforms. A bill to add a warning label to social media platforms cleared the state Legislature this week.
I’ve spent nearly a decade in the behavioral health field—supporting those battling addiction, trauma and systems that often fail them. But now, New York State is failing its mental health ...
ALBANY — One in every five New York adults below the age of 25 now identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community, which faces higher rates of mental health distress and suicidal ideations ...