US EditionMayors Warn Against Placing Mentally Disturbed Individuals in Residential Neighborhoods
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The policy of allowing people with mental illness to live in residential areas has failed, says Ton Heerts, mayor of Apeldoorn, on behalf of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG). He advocates for a different approach. "It's unacceptable that we're struggling with this."
Mayors warn against placing mentally disturbed individuals in residential neighborhoods
Dutch mayors are warning that the national approach to housing mentally disturbed individuals in residential neighborhoods has failed, calling for urgent changes to protect public safety and improve care. Apeldoorn Mayor Ton Heerts, speaking on behalf of the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), said part of this population belongs in care institutions—not in neighborhoods or jails.
Yes, ten years ago, we received over 60,000 reports of disturbed individuals annually, and we found it all very disturbing, but now it's almost 150,000 per year. Just consulted our math editor, and that's an increase. Because the right to terrorize as many other people as possible is a human right, we also have a policy in the Netherlands of happily rehousing disturbed individuals in residential areas afterward. And it's very confusing, but that…
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