Senator Jesse Hamilton Praises Mayor de Blasio's New "NYC Safe" Program

(Brooklyn, NY - August 10, 2015) Kings County Politics reports  on Senator Jesse Hamilton,  ranking member on the Senate Committee on Mental Health, and Brooklyn lawmakers' expressions of support for Mayor de Blasio's "NYC Safe" program. Senator Hamilton said, "With NYC Safe, Mayor de Blasio reinforces the public health and public safety of New Yorkers while remaining sensitive to the circumstances of a vulnerable population, those suffering from serious, untreated mental illness. The steps taken today will build a culture of cooperation among housing, mental health, police, and community-based professionals. Moreover, these steps will build a pathway to more readily accessible mental health care. As Ranking Member of the State Senate Committee on Mental Health, one of the challenges mental health professionals bring to my attention is coordination and followup - how to turn a plan of care into action in complex cases. I applaud Mayor de Blasio for marshaling the resources necessary to make sure that challenge is met head on. All New Yorkers stand to benefit from this proactive action. "