Michael Blake: “We need more mental health professionals as well. I've said…”

“Then what else are we talking about? And very concretely, it's not just about the guns, which is essential, but it's also when you're riding on the subways and you're on buses. We need more mental health professionals as well. I've said very clearly we have about a thousand National Guard members. Why not have a thousand mental health professionals? Because that is where the true crisis is also happening as well. What about NYPD officers? You feel that there needs to be more NYPD officers and how many more?” (02:18–02:27)

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