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InfernalTest t1_iyug5b8 wrote

Reply to comment by Evening_Presence_927 in What forced hospitalization feels like in New York City, as Mayor Adams pushes for more by psychothumbs

my reply is rather that what youre saying is "supportive" housing doesnt really address what these people need given the way the law and how supportive housing works.

there is no place thats making people take meds and/or controlling their movement... unless that person is in the custody of the state.

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_iyuhe94 wrote

Adams’ plan doesn’t give them that either. You’d be surprised how much social support and trust building will solve the problem.

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InfernalTest t1_iyvgtub wrote

it may solve SOME problems but clearly it doesnt do it enough for the vast majority of people that are severely mentally ill - there is a ton of services for people IF they decide to take advantage of them ...the issue is there is no process / mechanism to to make someone who chooses to not take their meds and not sleep on the streets to do so UNTIL they do something ( harmful) to themselves or to someone else.

they require someone /or something and for them to subject to that treatment of this is "where you HAVE to be , and these are the meds you MUST take"

our laws currently dont allow for that kind of control unless they are in the custody of the state..and the only way you get into custody is either criminally or voluntarilly ...there is no inbetween legally for the kinds of controls that they need versus whats legally allowable. really thats it

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_iyx5jrc wrote

> it may solve SOME problems but clearly it doesnt do it enough for the vast majority of people that are severely mentally ill

[citation needed]

> there is a ton of services for people IF they decide to take advantage of them

And they are likely underfunded and understaffed under this administration. Imagine if we actually had someone competent running things…

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InfernalTest t1_iyxll83 wrote

- this is about those who refuse or ignore the help of supportive services despite the fact they are severely mentally ill and need meds- or are substance /alchohol dependant....

no matter how much you may offer them a free home or counseling there is ( at least in NY ) nothing that can MAKE them take it when clearly they need it and aside from involuntarily making them subject to being detained or controlling them after they are medically stabilized ...there is little to MAKE them continue to adhere to meds or stay where a home is offered if they decide to not take meds and not take the bed you offer them...so the solution for them isnt supportive housing since they refuse to accept or acknowledge that they should be subject to services

this situation is described over and over by psychiatric and medical staff at hospitals and halfway houses ...

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_iyy1p02 wrote

> this situation is described over and over by psychiatric and medical staff at hospitals and halfway houses ...

Yeah, because those places aren’t equipped to handle these people long term. They’re chronically understaffed and underfunded by a government that only sees them as a political pawn.

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