Michael Blake: “We should have a thousand mental health professionals on…”

“It's like a zombie land out here right now. And those cats need help. They don't need to be locked up. And so what I say to everyone, my main priority for public safety, We should have a thousand mental health professionals on subways and streets to help them immediately, as opposed to the nypd. who is saying, we're not trained on this. I came with that number because a thousand is essentially the number for the National Guard that's been put out there.” (11:18–11:27)

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