Many NYC psych patients have no chance to go outside

WNYC News | May 14, 2024

Many psychiatric patients at New York City’s public hospitals are cooped up during their stays with no opportunity to go outside, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, according to a new report by a state watchdog agency that monitors treatment of psychiatric patients and a nonprofit legal group.

Morning Edition spoke with WNYC's Caroline Lewis and former Bellevue patient Michael Kronenberg about what fresh air means to people receiving care. 

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