Q&A
Council Member Lee questions Galloway about B-HEARD program response
5:49:15
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Council Member Linda Lee engages in a Q&A session with Galloway about the decreased responses from the B-HEARD program. They discuss the reasons behind the decrease, including precinct limitations and potential biases affecting response to queer youth.
- Explores reasons for decreased B-HEARD responses in certain areas
- Addresses concerns about stigma, racism, and homophobia in responses
- Highlights the need for mental health crisis response regardless of ZIP code
Linda Lee
5:49:15
And for Galloway, I had a quick question for you.
5:49:18
So in terms of the less the the decrease in the responses from be heard that you've seen, is it because it's not in 1 of the 31 precincts even though technically, I know that they're supposed to be now operational, you know, and they can go wherever is needed.
5:49:33
But do is that why or just wondering?
5:49:36
Yeah.
5:49:36
That's why.
5:49:36
Okay.
5:49:37
And then
Galloway
5:49:38
it's also been chimed a little bit today too in coalition for the homeless senate as well, but it's also, like, they they there's a stigma and also racism and homophobia within NYPD of why they don't wanna bond to queer youth.
5:49:51
So we're seeing that.
5:49:52
Because if you look at Midtown, tons of on house people.
5:49:56
And the fact that it's not being deployed there is like a huge just eye opening red lag.
Linda Lee
5:50:02
Right.
5:50:02
Which is what others have said is that just based on the ZIP code doesn't mean that it we don't have mental health crises in those areas too.
5:50:09
Yeah.
5:50:09
So yeah.
5:50:09
Exactly.
Galloway
5:50:10
Okay.
5:50:10
Thank you for asking that.
Linda Lee
5:50:11
Okay.
5:50:12
Great.
5:50:12
Thank you so much.
