STAT+: As Trump administration pushes court-ordered mental health care, a new report raises questions

A new evaluation of New York’s involuntary outpatient treatment program for mental health conditions found that both assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) and voluntary treatment reduced hospitalizations and arrests. Researchers recommended prioritizing voluntary services due to coercion and harms associated with AOT, noting that engagement in care—regardless of voluntariness—correlates with better outcomes.