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Eric Adams: “These specialized intervention teams will have the training…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Signature Address at Manhattan Institute on Quality of Life Vision

Published | Video Starts at 02:19

I'm the Mayor unveiling a bold and rather controversial new plan to take people. With severe mental illness off city streets by force if necessary. These specialized intervention teams will have the training, expertise and sensitivity to ensure that those in need are safely transported to a hospital for evaluation. Aggressive and ambitious. Those are the words being used to. Describe Mayor Eric Adams new plan to tackle the city's mental health crisis. (02:19–02:31)

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