Elena Landriscina
@confinato.bsky.social
Lawyer, fighting for community based mental health resources. Supporting causes not institutions.
Tell NYS to Reject Involuntary Commitment Expansions, Fund Voluntary Services that Work! www.votervoice.net/mobile/NYAPR...
Tell New York State to Reject Involuntary Commitment Expansions, Fund Voluntary Services that Work!
New York State is possibly days away from finalizing this year’s budget, and the state's Administration continues to push for an expansion of involuntary inpatient and outpatient commitment. These pro...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Tell NYS to Reject Involuntary Commitment Expansions, Fund Voluntary Services that Work! www.votervoice.net/mobile/NYAPR...
As officers continue to strike for the right to torture and lynch incarcerated people, we stood outside Sing Sing today to call for ABOLITION and implementation of the #HALT
March 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
As officers continue to strike for the right to torture and lynch incarcerated people, we stood outside Sing Sing today to call for ABOLITION and implementation of the #HALT
Nice to see our statewide coalition of mental health advocates noted here. We are united against Hochul's misguided plan for forced hospitalization, which is in fact not a plan at all. Effective solutions exist as we explain in the referenced letter. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...
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.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nice to see our statewide coalition of mental health advocates noted here. We are united against Hochul's misguided plan for forced hospitalization, which is in fact not a plan at all. Effective solutions exist as we explain in the referenced letter. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...
Reposted by Elena Landriscina
"The population is so unwell that people are unable to advocate for themselves for their basic needs like food, therapy, recreation, and contact with family." Elena Landriscina LAS Staff Attorney
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
Scores of People Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial Are Stuck on Rikers Island
State psych wards for seriously mentally ill people are so full that growing numbers are held in city jails instead.
www.thecity.nyc
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"The population is so unwell that people are unable to advocate for themselves for their basic needs like food, therapy, recreation, and contact with family." Elena Landriscina LAS Staff Attorney
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
Reposted by Elena Landriscina
New: 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
Scores of People Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial Are Stuck on Rikers Island
State psych wards for seriously mentally ill people are so full that growing numbers are held in city jails instead.
www.thecity.nyc
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New: 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...
Reposted by Elena Landriscina
New York has a housing crisis because the market responds to investment demand, not affordable housing needs.
Can you imagine what would be possible if rent were always affordable and predictably stable?
Read this op-ed coauthored by
@emilyassembly.bsky.social @cssnyorg.bsky.social
Can you imagine what would be possible if rent were always affordable and predictably stable?
Read this op-ed coauthored by
@emilyassembly.bsky.social @cssnyorg.bsky.social
“Unless we deal with the root causes of homelessness, we are just going to be looking at a revolving door of incarceration and hospitalizations that only exacerbate the problem.”
via @emilyassembly.bsky.social, State Senator Cordell Cleare & @cssnyorg.bsky.social's Oksana Mironov: bit.ly/3Wt40Mu
via @emilyassembly.bsky.social, State Senator Cordell Cleare & @cssnyorg.bsky.social's Oksana Mironov: bit.ly/3Wt40Mu
Opinion: Building a Safer City Requires Housing, Not Criminalization
"Yes, we are seeing more people on the streets, and many of them are in crisis. But unless we deal with the root causes of homelessness, we are just going to be looking at a revolving door of incarcer...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New York has a housing crisis because the market responds to investment demand, not affordable housing needs.
Can you imagine what would be possible if rent were always affordable and predictably stable?
Read this op-ed coauthored by
@emilyassembly.bsky.social @cssnyorg.bsky.social
Can you imagine what would be possible if rent were always affordable and predictably stable?
Read this op-ed coauthored by
@emilyassembly.bsky.social @cssnyorg.bsky.social