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March / 2022
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Kendra’s Law hangs in the balance with little recent discussion among Albany Democrats
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Opinion: Coercion and Institutionalization Won’t Fix NY’s Mental Health Crisis
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Changes to Kendra’s Law could expand state’s power to commit the mentally ill. Advocates are concerned.
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Another Voice: N.Y. can increase mental health care, not coercion
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Budget talks heat up
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A Critical Opportunity for New York to Increase Care Not Coercion for Those Living with Serious Mental Illness
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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.
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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
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Lawmakers seek to double governor’s proposed wage hike for human services providers
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Advocates against expansion of “Kendra’s Lawâ€
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Advocates for mentally ill concerned about changes to forced treatment
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Mental health advocates fear criminalization of vulnerable people
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Advocates descend on Albany to oppose Kendra’s Law expansion
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Clubhouse for New Yorkers with serious mental illness plans $40 million Bronx expansion
February / 2022
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Hochul seeks to extend Kendra’s Law, rekindling debate over court-mandated mental health treatment
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Governor Hochul Establishes Office of the Chief Disability Officer
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After Subway Shoving, Officials Look to Expand State Laws on Mandatory Treatment for Mental Illness
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Max Politics Podcast: Addressing the Crisis of Untreated Severe Mental Illness
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Governor Hochul Announces $100 Million for Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Centers
January / 2022
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Coercion is not the answer to NYC’s mental health crisis: Stepping up Kendra’s Law would be a grave mistake