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A plan to hospitalize those experiencing homelessness who have mental illness is receiving backlash despite the mayor’s promise of help.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new initiative that would allow authorities to more aggressively intervene to help people in need of mental health treatment.

Advocacy groups for civil rights groups and the homeless criticized mandate: ‘Mayor is playing fast and loose with the legal rights’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a plan on Tuesday to allow more mentally ill homeless people to be hospitalized against their will in order to tackle "a crisis we see all around us."

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill

New York City’s mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the streets and subways and into treatment, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing some people who refuse care.

New York City's mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the streets and subways and into treatment, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing some people who refuse care.

New York City's mayor directed police and medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the streets and subways and into treatment.

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Citys mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the

When temperatures drop, the city tries to eliminate barriers to sheltering people – but advocates worry about police involvement.