The US Government Accountability Office (USGAO) reports that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) has not implemented numerous recommendations on restrictive housing practices. The overuse of solitary confinement has severe impacts, requiring BOP to reform its use. New York City spent $37 million on specialized teams for severe mental illness without measuring success. Audits by the NYC Comptroller and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reveal poor management and oversight in the Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) program, failing to help mentally ill and homeless New Yorkers obtain stable housing. The program lacks psychiatric care practitioner visits, oversight, and coordination with other agencies. Kendra's Law, a program for treating mentally ill people at risk of violence, also suffers from poor oversight and bureaucratic delays, leading to preventable injuries and deaths.
An audit by the New York comptroller found that poor oversight and bureaucratic delays in Kendra’s Law, the state’s gold-standard program for treating mentally ill people at risk of becoming violent, has led to preventable injuries and even deaths. https://t.co/z1N2sRs0qh
Intensive Mobile Treatment is a good program. But it's not working under @nychealthy's management. As the @nytimes reports (and our audit reveals), mentally-ill patients aren't getting the care or stable housing they need out of this $37 million program. https://t.co/vnEXv5gnaU
The @nycHealthy IMT program is failing. Here's how we can improve it: 🎯 Develop treatment targets and hold contracting agencies accountable 🏥 Improve coordination with @CorrectionNYC and hospitals 🏠 Administer housing vouchers to help IMT patients get off the street https://t.co/7FeyFREG5B
Despite the City spending more than $37 million on the program last year, @nychealthy's Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) has big gaps in oversight. Mentally ill and homeless New Yorkers aren't getting the support they need—especially when it comes to obtaining stable housing. https://t.co/JUdtd48NoG
My office audited the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) program. We found that only 41% of clients were seen by a psychiatric care practitioner at least 3 out of every 4 months they remained in the program. https://t.co/AZJDiqcYSU
🚨 NEW AUDIT 🚨 Due to poor management and coordination, @nycHealthy is increasingly failing to help mentally ill and homeless New Yorkers off the street and into stable housing. We need programs like Intensive Mobile Treatment to work. https://t.co/mH0lC0dPfh
New York City spent $37 million last year on specialized teams to aid people with severe mental illness but created no standards for measuring the program’s success, an audit found. https://t.co/f0PCJs292W
NEWS: @USGAO reports @OfficialFBOP has failed to implement dozens of recommendations from two prior studies on restrictive housing practices. Overuse of solitary confinement has devastating impacts, and BOP must take the necessary steps to restrict and reform its use.