Pandemic may not have a profound and lasting effect on city s mental health crisis, officials say crainsnewyork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from crainsnewyork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“How can the agencies make this process more streamlined for the applicant, easier to navigate, less given to subjectivity and less prone to error and discrimination?” asked Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala.
While the Department of Social Services says more people were accepted into supportive housing last year than the year prior, a new report shows persistent barriers and rejections, including some that violate city guidance.
Announced by Adams in November, the plan instructs NYPD officers and outreach workers to bring people into hospitals for evaluation regardless of consent if they appear “mentally unwell” and “likely” to cause harm to themselves or others.
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