The aggressive move to get people with mental illnesses off the streets comes in a year when rates of homelessness in New York exacerbated shelters, and public concern surrounding crimes involving homeless people spiked.
, Adams described city residents with severe and untreated mental illness who sleep on subway cars and park benches and said their living situations are"a crisis we see all around us."
"A common misunderstanding persists that we cannot provide involuntary assistance unless the person is violent, suicidal or presenting a risk of imminent harm," he said. As part of its initiative, the city is developing a phone line that would allow police officers to consult with clinicians. But Adams said state law allows officials to"intervene" when severe mental illness is preventing someone from meeting their"basic human needs."
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