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Kendra's Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. [1] It grants judges the authority to issue orders that require people who meet certain criteria to regularly undergo psychiatric treatment.
More than two decades ago, a killing in the subways shocked New Yorkers and led to the passage of Kendra’s Law, ... Kendra Webdale had moved to New York City from her native Buffalo in 1996. By ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she would include legislation regarding the state’s involuntary commitment standards in her new executive budget following a series of violent subway attacks ...
Research published in 2013 showed that Kendra's Law in New York, which served about 2,500 patients at a cost of $32 million, had positive results in terms of net cost, reduced arrests. [35] [non-primary source needed] About $125 million is also spent annually on improved outpatient treatment for patients who are not subject to the law. In ...
193rd New York State Legislature; K. Kendra's Law This page was last edited on 8 August 2017, at 14:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
For 16 years, a suburban New York prosecutor’s office insisted it had the right man in a notorious 1996 double killing. The office tried him five times, through a series of hung juries and ...
The New York State Office of Mental Health Safety and Security was created through New York State Mental Hygiene Law to keep patients, staff, and visitors on the campus safe at all times, secure the grounds and buildings of the Office of Mental Health, prevent trespass, prevent patient escapes as well as to transport Office of Mental Health patients to and from court and other OMH facilities.
Pages in category "1999 in New York (state)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Kendra's Law; L. Lunney v. Prodigy Services Co. N.