The provision that would have closed Kingsboro Psychiatric Hospital in Brooklyn was removed from the New York State budget, meaning the hospital will stay open for the time.
"We are very happy that at least some New Yorkers who have serious mental illness will have a hospital to go to as the result of saving Kingsboro, but New York State is still short 4,311 beds for seriously mentally ill"
DJ Jaffe
Executive Director
Mental Illness Policy Org.
Our op-ed calling for saving Kingsboro:
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-02-23/news/31092984_1_mental-illness-mental-health-psychiatric-beds
Study showing NYS Psychiatric Hospital Bed Shortage of 4,311 beds.
http://mentalillnesspolicy.org/imd/shortage-hospital-beds.html
Study showing in NYS you are more likely to be incarcerated for mental illness than hospitalized
http://mentalillnesspolicy.org/NGRI/jails-vs-hospitals.html
Unbiased information on serious mental illness (not "mental health") for media and policymakers. Includes info on violence and mental illness, involuntary treatment, involuntary commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, NGRI
Some beds for the mentally ill are better then no beds.
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