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Mayor Adams says most involuntarily hospitalized street homeless over last year are receiving proper assistance and housing

By Aidan Graham Posted on November 29, 2023

One year since launching a controversial program to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people with severe mental illness, Mayor Eric Adams is hailing the initiative as a success — saying that 54 of the 100 most in-need New Yorkers have been moved into stable housing or medical centers. 

The city keeps a running list of around 100 unhoused New Yorkers who suffer from the most serious mental illnesses, which keep them from seeking or accepting help, and the Adams Administration has targeted those individuals using heavy-handed means in an effort to clean up the streets. 

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Mayor Adams says most involuntarily hospitalized street homeless over last year are receiving proper assistance and housing

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