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How the forced hospitalization of 'mentally ill' people in need will work in NYC
Mayor Eric Adams announced the initiative Tuesday.

ByKiara Alfonseca
November 30, 2022, 7:10 PM
 
Mayor announces plan to hospitalize more mentally ill people involuntarily
 
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has directed the NYPD and peace officers to take individuals who appear "to be mentally ill" and "a danger to themselves" into custody involuntarily for psychiatric evaluations if they may be a harm, even if they are not considered to be an imminent threat to the public.

"Without that intervention, they remain lost and isolated from society, tormented by delusions and disordered thinking," said Adams in a Tuesday press conference. "They cycle in and out of hospitals and jails, but New Yorkers rightly expect our city to help them and help them we will."

The directive has stoked outrage, controversy and debate about homelessness and mental illness, and how to tackle both issues.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/forced-hospitalization-mentally-ill-people-work-nyc/story?id=94210773
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Hitler got rid of, er, helped mentally ill people, too. :dighole:
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So, with transgenderism and pride parades galore, who will be considered "mentally ill" with "delusions and disordered thinking"?
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