The foundation of the new policy is that New York state will be able to authorize first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill New Yorkers who cannot meet their own basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.
The foundation of the new policy is that New York state will be able to authorize first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill New Yorkers who cannot meet their own basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.
Involuntary commitment decisions have to be made by a someone with medical or psychological training. In the past people were disappeared (there’s a movie about it called “The Changeling”).
But I think we need to make addiction one of the mental conditions that should lead to temporary mandatory rehab. I don’t think addiction is something people choose to be afflicted with and if there’s a chance they could be successfully treated it might be something they will look back on with some posititivity.