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Evening_Presence_927 t1_iy9jzgp wrote

Reply to comment by drpvn in New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily-- feelings on this.. by jojobean018

But this isn’t a short term solution either. 50 additional beds isn’t going to cut it, and psych admissions to hopitals only stabilize the patient and then spit them back out. It doesn’t solve the problem of the individual not having a home and not receiving care for their condition.

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drpvn t1_iy9kkrb wrote

Sounds like it is a short term solution and that your criticism is that it isn’t a long term solution.

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jojobean018 OP t1_iy9nho4 wrote

Yeah I think the issue I'm facing is trying to understand how to connect the short term solution to the long term. Nothing in the article (nor PDF) indicated what the long term solution looks like. I'm not a resident of NYC, but is it safe to say that this has been an ongoing issue that continues to be unresolvable? I haven't done enough research to look at what previous mayors, governors, etc have done, but will have to look later.

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_iy9ufdh wrote

The short term and long term solutions are the same. Build more supportive housing and halfway homes for the hospital system to send these people to.

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_iy9u7lv wrote

It’s not a short term solution because they haven’t actually been treated. Those drugs will wear off, and we’ll be back to square one. In what world would that be seen as a solution?

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drpvn t1_iy9we0o wrote

You think there are no instances in which this will help people?

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