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Mayor Adams Announces Progress in Supporting Individuals With Severe Mental Illness, Releases City's First-Ever Involuntary Transports Dashboard

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Mayor Eric Adams has made significant strides in supporting individuals with severe mental illness, focusing on transparency and accountability. The city's first-ever Involuntary Transports Dashboard provides unprecedented access to data on involuntary transports for hospital evaluation, aggregating information from multiple city and state agencies. Since launching the city's PATH and SCOUT programs, the number of 9.58 clinician-led transports has increased each month, and the majority of 9.41 NYPD officer-led transports result from 911 calls for help. Between January 2024 and May 2025, nearly 11,800 involuntary transports have been reported, with over 1,600 originating in the public transit system.

Key Takeaways:

  • Mayor Eric Adams has implemented a bold vision to support individuals with severe mental illness, including launching new outreach programs like Subway Co-Response Outreach Teams (SCOUT) and Partnership Assistance for Transit Homelessness (PATH).
  • Since launching PATH, the city has made over 17,700 contacts with unhoused New Yorkers, providing services over 5,400 times.
  • The launch of the Involuntary Transports Dashboard reflects the city's commitment to transparency and accountability, providing data that no previous administration has ever shared before.
  • The dashboard aggregates data from multiple city and state agencies, including the New York City Police Department, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police, the New York City Department of Homeless Services, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and NYC Health + Hospitals.
  • Between January 2024 and May 2025, there have been nearly 11,800 involuntary transports reported, with over 1,600 originating in the public transit system.
  • Mayor Adams has launched outreach programs to connect with the hardest to reach New Yorkers, and has expanded the city's stigma-free treatment centers.
  • The Adams administration has worked to strengthen mental health operations and transparency over the last three years, opening 1,400 Safe Haven and stabilization beds and investing in a $650 million homelessness and mental health plan.
  • Mayor Adams has launched "HealthyNYC," an ambitious plan to extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers to 83 by 2030, focusing on addressing chronic and diet-related diseases, screenable cancers, maternal mortality, and mental health-related deaths.

Statistics:

  • Over 17,700 contacts have been made with unhoused New Yorkers through PATH and other outreach programs.
  • Services have been provided over 5,400 times since launching PATH.
  • Nearly 11,800 involuntary transports have been reported between January 2024 and May 2025.
  • Over 1,600 involuntary transports have originated in the public transit system.
  • 9.58 clinician-led transports have increased each month since launching PATH and SCOUT programs.
  • 9.41 NYPD officer-led transports result from 911 calls for help.

Sources:

  • Mayor Eric Adams: "Mayor Adams Announces Progress in Supporting Individuals With Severe Mental Illness, Releases City's First-Ever Involuntary Transports Dashboard"
  • New York City Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health: Executive Director Eva Wong
  • New York City Police Department
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority Police
  • New York City Department of Homeless Services
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • NYC Health + Hospitals
  • https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/630-25/mayor-adams-progress-supporting-individuals-severe-mental-illness-releases

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