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City Council looks to codify changes to Mayor Adams’ mental health hospitalization directive

By Sarah Belle Lin Posted on February 7, 2023
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Several City Council committees came together on Monday to publicly examine Mayor Eric Adams’ recent directive to have police and emergency medical workers involuntarily hospitalize those on the street deemed too mentally ill to care for themselves.

On Feb. 6, members from the Council’s various health and public safety committees met to address the mayor’s controversial directive, announced last November. In it, hizzoner instructed first responders and health care professionals to start involuntarily bringing to a hospital anyone who appears to be a danger to themselves due to an inability to care for their “basic needs.”

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City Council looks to codify changes to Mayor Adams’ mental health hospitalization directive

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