She shed light on marginalized people’s lives by examining the contents of suitcases left in the attic of a psychiatric hospital. She went on to become a prominent activist. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Mental Health and Disorders”
Margaret Giannini, Champion of People With Disabilities, Dies at 100
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
After meeting the parents of children with a range of disabilities, she decided almost on the spot to start a clinic to treat such children exclusively. Source: New York Times
Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in April, government researchers said. Source: New York Times
Nurse Dies After She Is Knocked to Ground in Times Square
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2021
Maria Ambrocio, 58, who worked through the pandemic in a New Jersey hospital, was knocked down by a man who was fleeing after snatching a cellphone, the police said. Source: New York Times
Police Standoff With Man in a Tree Ends on the Third Day
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2021
On Wednesday, a Queens man climbed into a tree near his home to avoid the police. On Friday, he finally came down. Source: New York Times
‘I Just Want to Be Normal’: A Mentally Ill Man’s Death at Rikers
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
Esias Johnson had been in and out of Rikers Island during his two years in New York. Now two correction officers have been suspended in connection with his death. Source: New York Times
Turn Empty N.Y.C. Hotels Into Permanent Housing for Homeless, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Thousands of rooms in hotels shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic would become ‘supportive housing’ under a plan announced by New Yokr’s likely next mayor. Source: New York Times
New York Is Pushing Homeless People Off the Streets. Where Will They Go?
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
Cleanup crews are clearing encampments, but advocates say the sweeps just move people from one place to another and fail to address the housing crisis. Source: New York Times
‘Disorder and Chaos’ in N.Y.C. Jails as Pandemic Recedes
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Six incarcerated people have died, a man accused of murder was accidentally released and a captain was charged with criminally negligent homicide, while the future of Rikers Island remains unclear. Source: New York Times
How the Candidates for N.Y.C. Mayor Would Tackle Homelessness
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
In the Democratic primary’s last days, and with New York’s economy starting to regain its footing, a chronic problem gains new urgency. Source: New York Times
Yang Draws Fire Over Debate Comments on Mental Illness
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
During the final Democratic primary debate in the mayor’s race, Mr. Yang asked whose rights should come first: those with mental illness, or everyone else. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Debate Homelessness and Mental Illness
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
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Guard Watched as Man Hanged Himself in Jail, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2021
Capt. Rebecca Hillman was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death, which has added to criticism of New York City’s jail system. Source: New York Times
Frigid Waters: A Fleeting Balm for a Mother’s Unspeakable Grief
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
To shake up the tedium of quarantine, I started doing polar plunges with Stephanie Reece, who was driven by something else entirely. Source: New York Times
New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
Isolation for more than 15 consecutive days will be barred in prisons and jails starting next March after years of efforts to restrict the practice. Source: New York Times