MAYOR ADAMS SIGNS FIVE BILLS STRENGTHENING CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS, ENSURING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES LIVING IN SHELTERS, AND SAVING LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOMEOWNERS MONEY.
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We have a double-digit decrease in shootings, double-digit decrease in homicides. Our subway, due to our subway safety plan, it's extremely safer. And we have work to do, we're not spiking the ball. I was clear that public safety is a prerequisite to prosperity in the city.
We started out in the beginning of the year, we went to the subway safety plan, 4,000 people that were living on our subway system. We no longer ignored them.
When you saw the first phase of our subway safety plan and our initiative to get those with serious mental health issues to the point that they were in danger to themselves and others, couldn't take care of their basic needs. People pushed back, but I was clear and I was focused.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today announced “Care, Community, Action: A Mental Health Plan for New York City,” a sweeping mental health agenda — with over $20 million in new commitments.
My fellow New Yorkers. Today, I want to speak to you about the next phase of our plan to address mental health in this city. A plan which has been long been needed, but is only now being reckoned with.
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In compliance with Local Law 34 of 2022, ACS submits quarterly reports and annual reports regarding the use of psychiatric medication by children in foster care
This Report identifies critical gaps in the mental healthcare system that prevent New Yorkers with mental healthcare needs from accessing & staying connected to care.