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NYC will start forcibly removing mentally ill people from the streets. Is this a good idea?

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NYC will start forcibly removing mentally ill people from the streets. Is this a good idea?

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Nov 30, 2022
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NYC will start forcibly removing mentally ill people from the streets. Is this a good idea?

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Most of the people removed are likely to be homeless or vulnerably housed.

“The move will include hospitalizing people from the subways and streets even if they aren't posing a risk to others, with the hope of finding hospitalized patients ongoing care before discharging them.” —AXIOS

https://www.axios.com/eric-adams-nyc-hospitalizing-mentally-ill-people-f67a7da5-2cd9-46c9-8444-63ffc4658339.html

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