Kendra’s Law
Latest tragedy proof New York needs better mental health laws
New Yorkers awoke on April 15 to the alarming news that police had shot and killed a man in the Bronx who charged at the officers with a knife and...
Why does anyone doubt the virtue of Kendra's Law?
‘If I would have taken my meds, I would have been in the right frame of mind ... yikes,” Andrew Goldstein told The New Yorker — speaking of the day...
Lives in the balance if Kendra's Law lapses
In yet another game of chicken, the Legislature could finish up this week without renewing Kendra’s Law — and so needlessly put the public at risk. Letting the law expire...
State Senate votes to make Kendra's Law permanent
ALBANY — The state Senate has voted to make permanent a law allowing courts to require outpatient treatment for the mentally ill. The measure now goes to the state Assembly....
Renew Kendra's Law to keep New York safe
Kendra’s Law is set to expire this June — putting New Yorkers in danger. Back in 1999, Andrew Goldstein, a schizophrenic off his meds, pushed Kendra Webdale, 32, to her...