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THREAD. A New York Times article on Eric Adams' fascist and illegal plan to arrest "homeless people" who cops "deem" to be "mentally ill" is astonishing for what is missing.
Unhoused people w/mental health disabilities don’t need a court between them and housing and services. They need adequate housing and services, and outreach workers who can actually connect them to the things they need. Anything less is harm-induction in harm-reduction clothing. https://twitter.com/legalaidnyc/status/1597656497097691136
Community groups in New York are speaking out against Mayor Eric Adams' plan to involuntarily detain and hospitalize people experiencing mental illness. "Disappearing people experiencing homelessness … will not prevent the truth from coming out," says @Jawanza of @VOCALNEWYORK.
Yes! The idea that advocates want to do nothing is ridiculous. Evidence points to #housingfirst as the most effective way to end #homelessness. Permanent supportive housing WITH appropriate services is compassion, not forced institutionalization w/o housing. #HousingNotHandcuffs
👇🏻 This right here. Housing and homelessness advocates are not/have not been pushing to ‘let people suffer and die’ on the street. We are pushing for leaning into the thoughtful, evidence-based models that work. Criminalizing and warehousing sick people doesn’t work. https://twitter.com/MKushel/status/1598016307378933761
Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students
publicintegrity.org
A Public Integrity analysis suggests about 300,000 students entitled to rights reserved for homeless students have slipped through the cracks.
