Thirty eight people have been brought involuntarily to public hospitals by law enforcement or outreach workers since Mayor Eric Adams announced his directive this past November.
Evidence from other countries that have overdose prevention centers has shown promising effects as far as overdose mortality rates and other health outcomes.
Caveats in draft language to raise workers’ wages each year through 2027, when their pay rate would be indexed to rise with inflation, have raised at least a few eyebrows.
Today, the Council will introduce a mental health roadmap of its own, just before Mayo r Eric Adams is expected to release an executive budget that will elaborate on the financial aspects of his plan.