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\nNew York Daily News
\nBy Eboni K. Williams
\n<\/em>August 16, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/p>\n

I love New York City. Truly. Since I relocated here eight years ago, the city has embraced me and I\u2019ve embraced it, planting roots here as a homeowner. New York City is my home. For all its challenges, one of my favorite things about the city is its subway system: the convenience it offers, its legacy and connection to the city\u2019s culture, and the way it brings us all together.<\/p>\n

But recently, that changed for me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One Saturday afternoon, I was approaching the No. 1 train when as soon as the train car doors opened, I noticed a man staring at me, and then following me along the platform. I moved further away, disengaging for my own safety. Despite his intimidating stare, I broke eye contact and tried to fade into the crowd. His gaze persisted and after chasing me for a while, he assaulted me from behind, hitting my buttock and knocking me to the platform.<\/p>\n

I was shocked. In a city where I have generally felt safe, I am now another statistic of subway violence. A few bystanders moved to help me up, then went on with their journeys. My assailant ran off. Two MTA workers were nearby and witnessed the incident but took no action. As I collected myself, I was even more shocked, and upset, that I had been left there, feeling helpless and alone.<\/p>\n

As a woman, I\u2019m familiar with feeling unsafe. Most of us feel vulnerable from the minute we leave our homes, commute to work, run errands or do other countless simple acts that should not involve fear or feeling frightened and unsafe. Especially those of us who don\u2019t get to live in white skin.<\/p>\n

As a Black woman, I\u2019m painfully familiar with my struggles being ignored and erased. But I was still hurt and frustrated that not one person moved to offer aid before or during my attack.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not okay. I don\u2019t want anyone else to experience the feelings I felt on that platform.<\/p>\n

And we need to make sure that those experiencing violence have a place to turn to get the support they need. Safe Horizon, the nation\u2019s largest victim\u2019s services agency<\/strong> is a fantastic place to start. Our advocates are available and ready to listen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In these downright dangerous times, organizations like Safe Horizon are more important than ever, and need all our support.<\/p>\n

I know together we can make sure New York stays the greatest city in the world.<\/p>\n

Read the original article here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Williams is an attorney and cast member on \u201cThe Real Housewives of New York City.\u201d She is a member of the board of directors of Safe Horizon, the nation\u2019s largest victim services agency.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In October 2020, nearly 40% of New Yorkers reported symptoms of anxiety and\/or depression. In January 2021, The New York Times reported fivefold increases in psychologist services and long waiting lists for mental health care. A mental health crisis in New York City is playing out among family members in cramped apartments; among frontline workers providing essential services in grocery aisles, delivery trucks, and emergency rooms; and increasingly in the city\u2019s public spaces like sidewalks and subways.\r\n\r\nOur city is not unique in facing a public mental health emergency. However, one piece of good news is that we are uniquely prepared to respond.\r\n\r\nThough often maligned by some, the ThriveNYC initiative has consolidated and strengthened New York City's broad spectrum of mental health services, from efforts to destigmatize asking for help to intensive 24\/7 treatment for people living with serious mental illness. While public policy efforts must be\u2014and are\u2014held accountable for resource allocation and results, ThriveNYC\u2019s innovation in how a large and complex city approaches its residents\u2019 mental health is the kind of groundbreaking civic initiative that has long-defined New York City.\r\n\r\nBy and large, ThriveNYC has created a robust citywide infrastructure of mental health services that are now pivoting to rapidly respond to New Yorkers\u2019 increasingly urgent needs. Cutting funding to ThriveNYC\u2014as has been suggested by some candidates running for Mayor\u2014would cause significant harm to hundreds of thousands of individuals in need of assistance; individuals who currently rely on ThriveNYC programs. Such cuts would disproportionately impact communities of color and people who rely on publicly-funded health services, the very individuals and communities most severely impacted by COVID-19. And they would directly hinder the city\u2019s recovery from the mental health crisis surging in the pandemic\u2019s wake.\r\n\r\nHundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have relied on the more than 30 programs ThriveNYC has funded since 2016.\u00a0This<\/span>\u00a0is possible through the partnerships ThriveNYC has fostered with more than 200 nonprofit organizations, many of which have been working for years to provide New Yorkers facing difficult challenges with the holistic, wraparound care they need not just to survive but to succeed. While these organizations receive funding from diverse sources, ThriveNYC\u2019s commitment to funding innovative approaches to mental health has allowed us to deliver the cutting-edge services that people in a city as complex as New York need and deserve.\r\n\r\nThese innovative services mean help is available in schools, senior centers, homeless shelters, or wherever in the community someone calls home. 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