Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
TL;DR
The Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use held an oversight hearing on gender-affirming care access and mental health outcomes for transgender and nonbinary youth. The committee introduced a local law requiring the city health department to create online resources and a searchable map of LGBTQI+ health services, and advanced two state-level resolutions calling for anti-bias training in medical schools and a state gender-affirming care program.
Key Decisions
- Oversight hearing on gender-affirming care access and mental health outcomes Hearing held
- Local Law - LGBTQI+ health resources and searchable services map Introduced
- Resolution supporting S.319/A.5625 - anti-bias training for medical students Advanced for vote
- Resolution supporting A.8191/S.7985 - state gender-affirming care program Advanced for vote
Agenda
- T2026-2350 Oversight - Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Associated Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.Oversight
- Int 0949-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and make available on their website LGBTQI+ health and gender-affirming care resources and a searchable map of LGBTQI+ health servicesIntroduction
- Res 0208-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.319/A.5625, which mandates all medical students in New York State to receive anti-bias trainingResolution
- Res 0547-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.8191/S.7985, establishing a gender-affirming care program in the department of health to ensure the continuity of gender-affirming care services in the stateResolution