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We Must Address New York City’s Mental Health Crisis

In September 1958, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed with a seven-inch steel letter opener. He had…

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Violence and Disorder in New York’s Mental Health Shelters

Carlton McPherson, who was charged in the fatal shoving of a stranger in the subway, had stayed at shelters designed…

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Accused Subway Shover Found Little Help in New York’s Chaotic Shelters

Carlton McPherson had been placed by New York City in a specialized homeless shelter for people with serious mental illness.…

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California’s Ballot Measure on Mental Health Care Still Isn’t Decided. Why?

Proposition 1 was expected to be widely approved, but the vote is close. Here’s what the measure is and what’s…

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The Trauma Experienced in Gaza Is Beyond PTSD

“We will die. All of us. Hopefully soon enough to stop the suffering that we are living through every single…

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Suspect in Davis Stabbings Can Now Stand Trial, Judge Rules

A California judge who initially found the suspect incompetent to stand trial ruled on Friday that after treatment at a…

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A New Push to Improve Mental Health Care for Homeless New Yorkers

Mark Levine, the Manhattan borough president, is calling for more treatment teams and psychiatric beds to address a mental health…

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Dr. John A. Talbott, Champion of Care for the Mentally Ill, Dies at 88

A psychiatrist and a prolific author, he criticized what he referred to as a “nonsystem” that left vulnerable people on…

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N.Y.P.D. Shoots Man in Mental Distress After Responding to 911 Call

The man, who the police said was holding scissors and a kitchen knife when an officer shot him in the…

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Frank James to Plead Guilty to Terrorism in Brooklyn Subway Attack

The suspect, who unleashed a barrage of gunfire on the subway last April, faces a possible life sentence.

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