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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has proposed changes to the state’s mental health laws that would make it easier to take people in psychiatric crisis to a hospital involuntarily and hold them there, but they face opposition from lawmakers and civil-rights groups.
Will New York Force More Mentally Ill People Into Treatment?
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed changes to the state’s mental health laws, but they face opposition from lawmakers and civil-rights groups.
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February 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has proposed changes to the state’s mental health laws that would make it easier to take people in psychiatric crisis to a hospital involuntarily and hold them there, but they face opposition from lawmakers and civil-rights groups.