Shootings in New York City are costing taxpayers millions of dollars

Researchers at New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice found that between 2010 and 2020, taxpayers shelled out at least $350 million to care for survivors of gun violence. The report also says taxpayers are paying more than 70% of hospital costs, with inpatient stays for injuries averaging eight days in the study. Continue reading Shootings in New York City are costing taxpayers millions of dollars

News-Journal – Researcher Believes Teens Placed in Psychiatric Hospitals Too Often

“I think that if the true figures were known, if we had them, they would be much higher,” he said. Schwartz and a graduate student Jeffrey Butts studied 20,000 patient records for youngsters aged 6 to 17 who were admitted to psychiatric wards of general hospitals in 1987. Continue reading News-Journal – Researcher Believes Teens Placed in Psychiatric Hospitals Too Often