Baerga v. City of New York
Baerga v. City of New York, Criminal Justice, Disability Justice, Health Justice, Transforming Mental Health Crisis Response
At the core of the lawsuit is the New York City policy of assigning police officers to respond to mental health crises. The plaintiffs include people who were arrested simply for having a mental health diagnosis – or even just being perceived as having a mental health diagnosis – and who were not a harm to themselves or others, but were nevertheless forcibly strapped to gurneys or otherwise restrained and taken against their will to a hospital. The lawsuit requests that the court require the City to replace its harmful policies with ones that ensure the safety of people experiencing mental health crises.
A copy of the filed complaint is on our website.
Pro bono counsel: Richard Schwed, the partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP
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