I just wanted to know if the change to the involuntary commitment laws and the increase in the scout teams has made a difference in the subway getting people who need help help. Absolutely. The scout teams have [made a difference in the subway] because we've had those in place longer. the SOS team, the scout teams. And that is part of the impact of that has been the thousand people who literally were long term homeless living on our stations and on our trains. (21:32–21:36)
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