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March / 2022
Kendra’s Law hangs in the balance with little recent discussion among Albany Democrats
Opinion: Coercion and Institutionalization Won’t Fix NY’s Mental Health Crisis
Mar 29, 2022 / Albany Times Union ↗
Changes to Kendra’s Law could expand state’s power to commit the mentally ill. Advocates are concerned.
Another Voice: N.Y. can increase mental health care, not coercion
Budget talks heat up
Mar 27, 2022 / Gotham Gazette ↗
A Critical Opportunity for New York to Increase Care Not Coercion for Those Living with Serious Mental Illness
The one part of Hochul’s public safety plan that progressives don’t hate; Opposition to changing bail reform aside, many Albany Democrats are getting behind gubernatorial efforts to force more people to get mental health treatment.
Hochul wants to force more people with mental illness to get treatment; The governor included a major change to Kendra’s Law alongside a proposed rollback of bail reform in her new public safety plan
Lawmakers seek to double governor’s proposed wage hike for human services providers
Mar 12, 2022 / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle ↗
Advocates against expansion of “Kendra’s Law”
Advocates for mentally ill concerned about changes to forced treatment
Mental health advocates fear criminalization of vulnerable people
Advocates descend on Albany to oppose Kendra’s Law expansion
Clubhouse for New Yorkers with serious mental illness plans $40 million Bronx expansion
February / 2022
Hochul seeks to extend Kendra’s Law, rekindling debate over court-mandated mental health treatment
Governor Hochul Establishes Office of the Chief Disability Officer
Feb 14, 2022 / Gotham Gazette ↗
After Subway Shoving, Officials Look to Expand State Laws on Mandatory Treatment for Mental Illness
Feb 9, 2022 / Gotham Gazette (podcast) ↗
Max Politics Podcast: Addressing the Crisis of Untreated Severe Mental Illness
Governor Hochul Announces $100 Million for Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Centers
January / 2022
Jan 30, 2022 / New York Daily News ↗
Coercion is not the answer to NYC’s mental health crisis: Stepping up Kendra’s Law would be a grave mistake