Governor Kathy Hochul announced a multi-faceted plan to address the surge in subway violence and the mental health crisis in New York City.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is unveiling a new plan to help combat violent crimes in the city's subway system and to address the mental health crisis. She said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.A \$1 billion plan launched to revamp care, restoring nearly 1,000 inpatient psychiatric beds, and implementing discharge treatment plans.
She said outreach teams have already transitioned 750 individuals into stable care. Extra state police, MTA police, and National Guard members are now in the subway. Security cameras are also in every subway car to help catch criminals faster.Hochul is pushing for changes to make it easier to get people the mental health treatment they need, including updates to Kendra's Law. The governor unveiled a new involuntary commitment legislation that would expand the definition of individuals who are at risk of harming themselves or others, so that more people can get help. And she says changing Kendra's Law will improve the court's ability to participate in assisted outpatient treatment and make it easier for individuals to voluntarily sign up for treatment. 'We need to ensure that those who are suffering from severe mental illness get the care they need and we are also protecting the innocent bystanders on our subways and on our streets,' Hochul said.'Denying a person life-saving psychiatric care because their mental illness prevents them from recognizing their desperate need for it is an unacceptable abdication of our moral responsibility,' Adams sai
SUBWAY VIOLENCE MENTAL HEALTH KENDRA's LAW NEW YORK CITY GOVERNOR HOCHUL
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