
August 8, 2025 — WCBS-TV in New York City featured PEF members Peter Shiffman and Carl Ankrah, who were attacked by patients in 2024 and 2019 while working at state psychiatric centers, and interviewed President Spence about violence at Office of Mental Health facilities across the state. Media exposure like this amplifies our workplace violence campaign and helps build public support for the legislative and policy changes for which PEF is advocating.