Becker's Healthcare March 25, 2025
Rylee Wilson

New York City officials are raising concerns over the city’s policy to involuntarily hospitalize individuals experiencing mental health crises.

In a report published March 24, the New York City Council said many people involuntarily removed from private or public spaces were not admitted to inpatient treatment afterward, “raising concerns about the effectiveness of these interventions.”

The city’s involuntary transport program has “stark” racial disparities, the councilors wrote....

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