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Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

TL;DR

The Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use held a hearing on how social media and screen time affect youth mental health, and introduced three related bills aimed at restricting youth social media usage and requiring city reporting on mental health impacts. The committee also introduced a bill to create early childhood education apprenticeships, jointly with the Committee on Children and Youth.

Key Decisions

  • Oversight hearing on social media and screen time effects on youth mental health Hearing held
  • Local Law restricting social media usage for youth Introduced
  • Local Law requiring city reporting on social media's impact on youth mental health Introduced
  • Local Law creating early childhood education apprenticeships Introduced
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2026-1560 Oversight - The Effects Social Media and Screen Time on Youth Mental Health.
    Oversight
  2. Int 0450-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to restricting social media usage for youth
    Introduction
  3. Int 0451-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people
    Introduction
  4. Int 0801-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating apprenticeships for early childhood education
    Introduction
  5. Jointly with the Committee on Children and Youth