Another plaintiff, Giovanna Sanchez-Esquivel, said that after her boyfriend allegedly called 911 and claimed that she had a “manic episode,” she was involuntarily taken to the hospital by armed police from the New York Police Department, the complaint stated.

The New York City Law Department is reviewing the case.

The non-profit civil rights law firm representing the plaintiffs New York Public Interest Law Firm said in a statement that it hopes New York City will implement a new crisis response plan that is independent of the New York Police Department and staffed with trained personnel. Crisis consultant with mental health experience. The organization also called for the establishment of a dedicated crisis telephone hotline, which can replace 911.

The Mayor’s Community Mental Health Office was established under the de Blasio government to help coordinate the government’s approach to solving Mental Health Spanning city institutions.

“We have placed clinicians in high-demand locations that they have never been to before – including family shelters, homes and homeless and runaway youth shelters, and senior citizens’ centers – to expand prevention and early Intervene,” the city hall official said. “Moreover, we have greatly expanded our services for New Yorkers with severe mental illness, including providing more supportive housing, new mobile therapy teams, expanded mobile crisis teams, health participation teams, and increased membership in the clubhouse. “