Thanks for the info.
How well is it followed up?
What happens if the patients do not turn up for their treatments?
Let me guess.
The annual budget to pay the people doing the "required medication monitoring" is...
Zero?
There are now many “halfway houses,” which are probably not called that anymore, where people with mental problems can live in a group setting. Monitored mediation is required of some people in these institutions, and there definitely are consequences if someone doesn’t show up for their appointment.
The real problem is when many people have not been diagnosed and are living on the streets, as there are now. NYC is obliged to house the homeless overnight but they are forced out of the shelters at 6 a.m.
Our mayor is well aware of this problem and is trying on several fronts to solve it. There are barriers to just taking people off the streets; it’s not that simple. He is correct to want that changed somehow.
In my opinion, it’s disgraceful that our own citizens are not getting the care that the recent invaders are getting just by showing up.