De Blasio’s Wife and Council Members Share Personal Stories at Mental Health Hearing [NYTimes.com]

Samantha Sangenito 1/29/1612:00 PM

Amid the stats and figures, dot-driven maps of New York City and questions about the minutiae of neighborhood issues, a hearing at the City Council on Thursday included more than the usual amount of personal revelation from Council members.

One spoke of his struggles with alcoholism that nearly derailed his life as a young man. Another of a family friend who died of opioid addiction. Another, the suicide of a friend.

Listening attentively to the outpouring was Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City, who sat behind the panel table and delivered testimony in support of the city’s expansive plan for tackling a large swath of mental health issues faced by New Yorkers.

[For more of this story, written by J. David Goodman, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01...amp;mtrref=undefined]

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