Gov. Kathy Hochul is reiterating her efforts to make it easier to involuntarily commit and treat people with severe mental illness in the wake of a spate of violence in the subway. In a statement ...

Nearly 7,800 New Yorkers were taken to hospitals against their will for psychiatric assessments in 2024, according to a new report from the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. These trips were ...

Half said they would expand the practice, but all agreed commitments are not the sole solution. Michael Blake: Yes, as we implement the law already passed, to help those with serious mental health ...

In its 2026 state budget, New York is putting a concerted effort behind addressing severe mental illness by expanding its involuntary hospitalization law and increasing the number of psychiatric beds.

Mayor Adams, who has said that Monday’s fatal stabbing spree was a failure of government, said Tuesday he wants to expand involuntary hospitalization policies to make it easier for cops and outreach ...

Content warning: This story includes descriptions of suicidal thoughts and behavior. When care is compulsoryAllegheny County’s 302s, the push for AOT and the debate over involuntary treatment Shyheim ...

Few of those taken to a hospital involuntarily under New York City Mayor Eric Adams' policy aimed at helping people in the grips of a mental health crisis have access to long-term care, according to a ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed allowing police to take into custody people suspected of being mentally ill without requiring evidence of "imminent risk or recent overt acts" in response to ...

What happens when the places meant to heal the mind and body become tools for control? That is the question that recent news reports have investigated – particularly, how patients may have been ...

New York City leaders are divided over involuntary hospitalizations of people who show signs of severe mental illness, as lawmakers in Albany debate whether to expand officials’ power to remove them ...