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"Hospitals often cite a shortage of psychiatric beds as the reason for discharging patients, but the mayor said that the city would make sure there were enough
by pasttense01 4y ago
"Hospitals often cite a shortage of psychiatric beds as the reason for discharging patients, but the mayor said that the city would make sure there were enough beds for people who are removed. He noted that Gov. Kathy Hochul had agreed to add 50 new psychiatric beds. “We are going to find a bed for everyone,” Mr. Adams said."
Huh? I would have expected you would need at least thousands of new psychiatric beds to meet the need in a city as large as New York City.
- gpm 4y agoI think the "too mentally ill to care for themselves" standard is pretty high, it's not just "would benefit from psychiatric care", I doubt it encompasses that many people. Which is probably a good thing, we shouldn't be involuntarily committing that many people either.