Bioethics Forum EssayHe Said, “I Want to Live.” But He Refused CareHis refusal did not appear to reflect a deeply held opposition to treatment but rather discomfort and distrust in the healthcare system.Read He Said, “I Want to Live.” But He Refused CareBioethics Forum EssayNew York City’s Involuntary Commitment Plan: Fulfilling a Moral Obligation?After a string of violent crimes involving mentally ill people who are homeless, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan for police and emergency medical workers to involuntarily remove people with severe mental illness from the streets and bring them to hospitals for psychiatric evaluation. Mayor Adams said we have a “moral obligation” to help people who are mentally ill. But is this plan moral?Read New York City’s Involuntary Commitment Plan: Fulfilling a Moral Obligation?Bioethics Forum EssayLooking Back 10 Years: How Far Have We Come in Mental Health Care?The most recent issue of Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, “Living with Mental Health Challenges: Stories of Recovery from Across the Globe,” revisits a topic discussed a decade ago. For many authors, the answer to the question, “How far have we come in mental health care?” may be: not far enough.Read Looking Back 10 Years: How Far Have We Come in Mental Health Care?Bioethics Forum EssayWe Can’t Forget the Nation’s Other EpidemicCovid isn’t merely overshadowing the drug overdose crisis—it’s directly worsening it.Read We Can’t Forget the Nation’s Other EpidemicBioethics Forum Essay“If the virus doesn’t kill us, the stress and anxiety will.” Immigrants during CovidGrowing isolation, financial challenges and disease burden during the Covid-19 pandemic threaten to worsen the mental health needs of the entire U.S. population. These challenges are heightened among immigrants with untreated chronic mental health conditions as they experience added psychological distress owing to harsh immigration policies and worsening structural barriers to health during the pandemic.Read “If the virus doesn’t kill us, the stress and anxiety will.” Immigrants during Covid