If approved by the state legislature, the law would bring New York in line with 37 other states that already authorize ...

Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to harness the power of incumbency to offer a plan that gets addicts off the streets and into ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced his Compassionate Interventions Act last Thursday, Aug. 14, at a Manhattan Institute event.

Mayor Eric Adams wants to make it easier to take drug addicts off the streets — and into treatment against their will.

Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday, a slew of new initiatives and investments to fight substance use plaguing the Bronx and ...

Mayor Eric Adams wants New York State to approve his latest proposal to use involuntary means aimed at street homelessness, ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposes the Compassionate Interventions Act to allow involuntary commit for substance abuse.

Compelled treatment tries to correct behavior that drives drug users to hurt themselves and others. That’s why 37 other ...

The plan, which would heavily impact unhoused people, is opposed as unethical and harmful by many advocates but fits a wider ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proposed a controversial new law to get drug addicts off the city’s streets by expanding ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new proposal to allow medical professionals to involuntarily remove and commit ...

Last week, the Alberta government introduced Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention Act (CIA), which would permit involuntary detention and treatment of individuals “who are likely to cause ...