Adams Mental Health Directive

Many said forced hospitalization did not improve their mental health. They worried about the consequences of more people enduring similar experiences.

The filing in an ongoing case urges the court to block the initiative from being implemented, calling it a violation of New Yorkers’ constitutional rights.

Advocates, mental health experts and others question whether cops have the training and guidance they need.

Some hospital emergency rooms and psychiatric units are already strained – as are the community programs that are supposed to support people upon release.

An EMS advocacy group says an assault already occurs on a mental health call at least once a week.

The audit comes as Mayor Eric Adams ramps up his administration’s plans to tackle rising homelessness.

State lawmakers have given a decidedly mixed response to Adams’ plan and proposals, with a handful fully embracing it while others expressed concern about civil rights.

It’s unclear how these numbers will be affected by the city’s new policy for involuntarily removing people with presumed mental illness from streets and subways.

This is not the first time that the city has tried such an approach.

Experts spoke about the implications to the mayor’s policy.