How to fix this insane mess: Where de Blasio should look in his 30-day review of how the city handles serious mental illness
How to fix this insane mess: Where de Blasio should look in his 30-day review of how the city handles serious mental illness
By Lesley Brovner and Mark Peters
October 21, 2019
In response to the murders of four people in Chinatown and the subsequent violent attack on a 6-year-old boy in Queens, both allegedly by mentally ill homeless men, Mayor de Blasio announced a 30-day review of how the city uses intensive mental health interventions to make sure potentially violent people struggling with serious psychological problems receive the treatment they need.
If the mayor is serious about meaningful reform here are some of the fundamental issues the review must consider.