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 ...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul recently broached the topic of expanding the state’s involuntary commitment laws — an issue that sits at the intersection of mental health care, individual rights and public safety.

Mayor Adams is again trying to do something about the city’s out-of-control mentally ill population — but not enough will change until and unless progressives in the Legislature budge on involuntary ...

As New Yorkers, we all want a public mental health system that is effective, just, and compassionate. Yet Gov. Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law — a statute that mandates involuntary outpatient ...