Mayor Adams’ Expansion of Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment: What the Healthcare Workforce Needs to Know

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Speakers: Francine Cournos, MD and Sam Tsemberis, PhD

Objectives: 

• Understand the impact of homelessness on health outcomes for people living with HIV and behavioral health comorbidities.
• Cite the history of “recent” prior attempts in NYC (the last 40 years) to address people experiencing homelessness with mental illness through involuntary interventions. 
• Apply a whole person approach to people who are homeless and understand which services are most effective in achieving optimal long-term outcomes.