Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
TL;DR
The Committee reviewed how NYC connects residents to mental health services and discussed two new laws to improve emergency response and public awareness. One proposal would require the city to publicly report data on mental health emergency calls, while another would create a task force to promote the 988 suicide prevention hotline and expand mental health education citywide.
Key Decisions
- Oversight hearing on NYC's mental health crisis response system Hearing held - no vote required
- Local Law requiring mental health emergency response data reporting and publication Introduced for consideration
- Local Law establishing 988 task force and mental health awareness campaign Introduced for consideration
Agenda
- T2026-1168 Oversight - From Crisis to Care: How New York City Connects New Yorkers to Mental Health Services.Oversight
- Int 0722-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the reporting and publication of mental health emergency response dataIntroduction
- T2023-3879 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of a task force on 988 and a public education campaign on mental health awarenessIntroduction