Manhattan DA announces $9 million in mental health funding
The $9 million will go towards programs to help homeless people dealing with various issues.
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The $9 million will go towards programs to help homeless people dealing with various issues.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announces major new funding initiatives Wednesday to address the city's mental health crisis.
It comes as Mayor Eric Adams is taking heat for his plan to forcibly hospitalize people who appear to be mentally ill on the streets or the subway.
There was outrage on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday over the mayor's efforts to tackle homelessness
The move is drawing strong reactions and many questions from advocates for the homeless. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Many are calling the mayor's plan draconian, adding it doesn't get to the root of the problem.
The mayor's directive marks Tuesday were the latest attempt to ease a crisis decades in the making.
Adams unveiled a new plan to help address the crisis of mental health afflicting so many in New York City.
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