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Good morning! ☀️ A big “thank you!” to the subscriber who called out the difficulty in being able to see the links. Moving forward, all links will be in bold. If that doesn’t help much, let us know. Question: An eviction rate is the number of evictions per 100 renter homes in an area. Which large city (population of 100,000 and above) in the United States has the highest eviction rate? NewsMandated treatment
In response to this, The New York legislature passed Kendra’s Law, which allowed someone with severe mental illness to be ordered into “assisted outpatient treatment” (AOT) as a condition for living in the community. People who failed to comply could be detained by the police or could face involuntary hospitalization. Twenty years later, more than 40 states have passed some form of AOT legislation, with an estimated 9000 people under AOT orders nationwide. Although some data show that AOT orders can help reduce homelessness, arrests, and hospitalizations, some research has also found that compulsory treatment is no more effective than voluntary treatment. Amid concerns over homelessness and crime, states are continuing to pursue strategies for addressing mental illness:
As social workers, we respect the dignity and worth of every person. Although we acknowledge that we must help people obtain care, especially when their mental health may prevent them from doing so, we must also be mindful of the slippery slope of mandated treatment. If history has taught us anything, it is that good intentions can have destructive effects. Furthermore, we must be mindful of the systemic issues at hand. There is a housing crisis, which is contributing to greater amounts of homelessness and suffering. Furthermore, as we know, the great majority of homeless people are not perpetrators of violent crimes. Finally, there are other methods for helping those with mental illness, including peer-respite centers, which “provide crisis intervention along with support from mental health care workers who have direct experience with being shuffled through psychiatric and drug treatment systems themselves”. Other social work-related news
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Answer: North Charleston, SC, had the highest eviction rate at 16.5%. In terms of the total number of evictions, New York City leads the nation with over 36,000 evictions in 2016. Reply directly to this email if you have any feedback. Great Good BadIf you liked this post from The Social Work Newsletter, why not share it? |
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