A Lifesaving Mental-health Program in Chinatown Is in Peril

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( MONDAY, AUGUST 21 MENTAL HEALTH [A Treatment Program Kept Binzai From Killing Himself, But Now It’s in Peril]( A staff and funding shortage threatens a lifeline for Chinese immigrants. Photo: Rong Xiaoqing Before he began attending the outpatient program at the Lower Eastside Service Center, Binzai* had bounced back and forth between hospitals and community rehab centers for nearly a decade. After watching his father die in a car accident in 2007, he had stopped working at a Chinatown bakery and shut himself in at home all day, where he would talk to the wall. In 2009, he tried to go outside with hardly any clothes on, claiming he was being chased by Japanese assassins. When his mother blocked the door, he grabbed a knife and attempted to stab himself. That was the first time Binzai was hospitalized. During another hospitalization, he had kneeled down before a doctor and begged him to kill him with an injection because “life is too painful.” [Continue reading »]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [Noise Horror Stories From Our Readers Readers respond to Curbed’s Noise Week.]( By Curbed editors [Should Landlords Cover Broker Fees? Talking to a broker who thinks Chi Ossé’s new bill will be better for everyone involved.]( By Clio Chang [Curbed’s August Report: An All-Cash Summer and Frenzied Open Houses Plus the most saved one-bedroom under $1 million.]( By Curbed Staff [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved