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Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 · 1:00 PM AM · 250 Broadway - Hearing Room, 16th Floor

TL;DR

The Committee reviewed NYC's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to ensure it's working properly and accessible to people in crisis. The committee also introduced two new laws: one to track suicide data annually and another to place opioid overdose reversal kits at construction sites to save lives.

Key Decisions

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Oversight Review Under Review
  • Annual Suicide Reporting Law Introduced
  • Construction Site Opioid Antagonist Program Introduced
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2025-4035 Oversight - Current Access and Operations of New York City's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
    Oversight
  2. Int 1162-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to report annually on suicides that occur in the city
    Introduction
  3. Int 1385-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a construction site opioid antagonist program
    Introduction