NY is poised to involuntarily commit people "due to an inability or refusal, as a result of their mental illness, to provide for their own essential needs" such as food, clothing or shelter. The ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Down-and-out New Yorkers suffering psychiatric issues so severe they can’t care for themselves can be whisked into ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is reiterating her efforts to make it easier to involuntarily commit and treat people with severe mental illness in the wake of a spate of violence in the subway. In a statement ...

As New Yorkers, we all want a public mental health system that is effective, just, and compassionate. Yet Gov. Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law — a statute that mandates involuntary outpatient ...

In its 2026 state budget, New York is putting a concerted effort behind addressing severe mental illness by expanding its involuntary hospitalization law and increasing the number of psychiatric beds.

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently broached the topic of expanding the state’s involuntary commitment laws — an issue that sits at the intersection of mental health care, individual rights and public safety.

It’s no April Fools. Progressive groups including The Legal Aid Society are putting the squeeze on New York lawmakers to reject Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposals on involuntary commitment and discovery ...

Mayor Eric Adams wants to make it easier to take drug addicts off the streets — and into treatment against their will. Adams unveiled the “Compassionate Interventions Act,” a proposed state law that ...