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Eric Adams: “Many of our people in homelessness is dealing with mental…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Former Mayor Eric Adams Talks Housing Policy, Crime & Life After City Hall | Coffee Talk

Published | Video Starts at 17:21

And you say that you want to move people out of homelessness into permanent housing. Hold on, my friend. You need to first understand that Many of our people in homelessness is dealing with mental health issues. They don't even know how to properly pay their bills. And so if you don't prepare them to be able to live in housing, they're going to be in a revolving door to go back into housing. (17:21–17:25)

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Asserts that many homeless individuals in the city are dealing with mental health issues.

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