Stephen Eide
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New York abandoned the seriously mentally ill — now we're starting to save them
"Reformers" slashed over 90% of our public psych beds and left the mentally ill to the streets, but a new report finds Kathy Hochul's and Eric Adams' reforms are taking...
NYC shooting would never have happened if mental illness were handled properly
If New York is to be the stage for mad people to commit their spectacle acts of violence, then we need to talk seriously about mental-health reform.
Key changes to mental health law in new state budget gives the NYPD a go-ahead to truly help
The new state budget brings with it important changes to mental-health law that will benefit New York City.
A 14-year-old is dead, and Democrats in Albany are to blame
On Thursday, a judge deemed Bronx resident Waldo Mejia unfit to stand trial and ordered him into psychiatric treatment.
Adams is under pressure — but on one issue, voters have his back
Adams’ push to amend state law on involuntary treatment of the severely mentally ill has brought welcome discipline to one of the city’s most notorious problems.
Horrific stabbing spree in Manhattan shows how politicians still won't lock up the dangerous mentally ill
Monday morning, after nearly two weeks of buzz about how the recent election heralded a new era in American politics, New Yorkers were treated to a painful reminder of how...
New data prove it: 'Supportive housing' is no cure-all for mentally ill homeless
Politico reported, the city’s main supportive-housing program, NYC 15/15, is falling far short of its production targets.
The Supreme Court could soon outlaw homeless camps
The Supreme Court is set to take up a case that could outlaw homeless encampments.
Grand Central tourist stabbing shows urgent need for mental-health action
About two weeks prior, the man accused of the stabbing, Steven Hutcherson, was released at a court hearing for a previous charge.
Can’t ‘defund’ our way out of homeless crisis
A balanced approach to homelessness involves long-term, intermediate-term and short-term remedies. It will involve permanent housing and temporary shelter. It will also involve law enforcement.
Jordan Neely tragedy shows the vital need for involuntary commitment
Jordan Neely died in a subway car following a struggle with other passengers.
How NYC's migrant crisis stymies homeless-shelter reform
Strange to say, homelessness declined in the year before Mayor Eric Adams was sworn into office Jan. 1, 2022.
Hochul's mental-illness plan, though not gutsy, marks real progress
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $1 billion “Comprehensive Plan to Fix New York State's Continuum of Mental Health Care” in her State of the State address Tuesday. She pitched this initiative as...
NYC can be a pioneer in the treatment of the seriously mentally ill
Mayor Eric Adams aims to make New York’s mental health system more proactive in its dealings with psychotic individuals.
Restore hospital wards to help NYC's deranged: Cuomo’s sick call cut psych beds
Statewide, there were about 10,200 beds in 2014; now there are about 9,100.
Kendra's Law must be expanded to tackle the mental health crisis in NYC
In trying to make sense of the mental health crisis in New York, the standard question to ask is: What’s this city’s excuse?
How to fix NYC's broken mental health system
Little progress is made for the people who need our help the most: The mentally ill living on our streets.
We must make NYC more accountable on the homeless and mentally ill
The Big Apple's comeback from COVID-19 remains hampered by a homelessness crisis. Resurrecting a CompStat approach could change that.
Police are still the most qualified first responders for mental illness
After 30 years of experience with enhanced police training in techniques such as de-escalation, cities remain uncertain about what works, and to what degree. We should not expect social-services providers,...
NYC’s street homeless need straight, tough love — not virtue signaling
Homeless advocates hold fast to the belief that government fails because it doesn’t listen enough to what the homeless themselves say they need. Yet a new report by the Coalition for the...