Last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new mental health policy that lowers the threshold for involuntary commitments for psychiatric care. While the Adams administration argues this shift is a solution for growing crime and homelessness numbers, critics argue it’s a step in the wrong direction. What’s the history behind involuntary holds, and what does it say about mental health policy in America?

References:

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 

SAMHSA 

Introducing the "Designed to Fail" series | Mental Health America 

America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System 

Hosts:

Jonquilyn Hill (@jonquilynhill)

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Sofi LaLonde, producer 

Cristian Ayala, engineer

Libby Nelson, editorial adviser

A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts

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