Mayor Adams' Policy Shows Progress in Aiding Homeless Mentally Ill

54 of the 'hardest to reach' homeless individuals now housed or in hospitals, up from 22 last year.

Mayor Eric Adams' policy to involuntarily hospitalize mentally ill homeless people is showing early results, with 54 individuals now either housed or in hospitals.
The policy has faced criticism from mental health advocates who allege it amounts to discrimination.
Out of 100 New Yorkers who are homeless and identified as 'hardest to reach', 54 are now either housed or in hospitals, up from 22 the previous year.
Since May, an average of 137 New Yorkers have been involuntarily taken to hospitals for mental health evaluations each week.
Mayor Adams has increased the number of homeless outreach workers by 60% since January 2022.