Op-ed | If they were bleeding, we would stop. Why shouldn’t we help the severely mentally ill now?

Op-ed | If they were bleeding, we would stop. Why shouldn’t we help the severely mentally ill now?

Like most New Yorkers, I often witness the all-too-familiar scene in the subways and our streets across the city. A person is in need and requires help. They are not bleeding, but they are in obvious mental distress. It’s so obvious that they are clearly incapable of meeting their own basic needs. They can’t communicate… Read More
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