00:00Where are you as far as involuntary commitment, you know, what's your next step for that and
00:07what else do you need to do?
00:10It's in the hands of Albany now.
00:12You know, we have strongly believed that when you encounter someone that is in danger to
00:18themselves and to others, if you're out in the streets at 13 degree weather, you don't
00:25have any shoes on, your clothing are soiled, you're talking to yourselves.
00:31They're real indicators that someone needs help and they may not know they need help.
00:37And so giving us the authority and codify in law that we're able to remove them and
00:45give them the care they deserve is something we're fighting for and we're hoping Albany
00:49understands that and give us the power to do it.
00:52What's the reception that you're getting when you go up there and talk to them about it?
00:57Our team, Deputy Mayor Tiffany Raspberry and Diane Savino, former state senator, they are
01:07there as we always do during this time of the year.
01:10Everyone knows this dance.
01:12They're there constantly educating our lawmakers.
01:15People identify, when I say people, those lawmakers identify that this is an issue.
01:20How do we now come together to get a bill that the governor introduced?
01:24She's part of this conversation.
01:26And how do we get that bill through?
01:28This is part of the Albany dance and we're going to dance until the music stops playing.
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