My sister would not have lasted the number of years that she did unless she had had an extended period of time. So it's mostly a state issue. State laws need to be changed. There is a bill pending that has, I think, been pending for more than a year to give mental health professionals and city agency the ability to give bespoke service to the mentally ill. depending on their degree of mental illness. Albany's not acting on it, largely because there is a fear that we'll go back to the 1970s when we profoundly mistreated the mentally ill. (1:02:41–1:02:55)
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