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Adrienne Adams: “We need more psychiatric beds, we need more expansion in our…”

Featuring: Adrienne Adams, Democratic | Speaker of the New York City Council, Former Candidate, New York State Senate

Adrienne Adams Discusses Mayoral Campaign and Vision for New York City

Published March 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:32

At the top of that perception problem has to do with mental health issues. We're going to have to get very, very serious about working with those who have mental health issues. We need more psychiatric beds, we need more expansion in our mental health facilities. That has got to be priority. We need more supportive housing, which of course comes along with the whole housing expansion anyway. So those things are on the forefront. (04:32–04:37)

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