New York Mayor proposes mandated SUD treatment for the homeless

New York City's Mayor Eric Adams, in a fierce battle re‐election, has proposed a “Compassionate Interventions Act” which would allow clinicians to transport people who are living on the street to and have substance use disorder (SUD) to hospitals for treatment. treatment in hospitals. Under the bill, a court would have to approve mandated treatment and involuntary transport if the individual did not approve to be transported and treated voluntarily.