Outreach and education regarding parental mental health resources.
Enacted as Local Law 2024/102.
Summary
This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health to establish and implement a public outreach and education campaign to raise awareness about resources available at the city, state, and federal level addressing mental health challenges faced by parents. The campaign would be required to be available in the designated citywide languages.
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-06-25 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-06-25 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-06-25 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-06-25 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-09-26 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2024-09-26 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
ActionAmended by Committee
2024-09-26 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2024-09-26 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
AdvancedApproved by Council
2024-09-26 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2024-09-26 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2024-10-26 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2024-10-28 · City Council
City Council · 2024-09-26 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction · 2024-09-26 · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction · 2024-06-25 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Women and Gender Equity · 2024-06-25 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-05-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 3-192 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 106 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:
� 3-192[.] Outreach. a. General requirements; accessibility. The office shall coordinate with relevant agencies and relevant organizations to support the city's efforts to coordinate, facilitate, or conduct culturally appropriate outreach in the designated citywide languages regarding mental health resources, including access to the online database described in section 3-191.
b. Mental health resources for parents. The office, or another agency designated by the mayor, shall conduct outreach and education activities to raise awareness about city resources for addressing mental health challenges faced by parents. Such resources shall relate to topics including, but not limited to, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The materials for such outreach and education activities shall reflect the most current information regarding the availability of such resources. Such materials shall also include information regarding state and federal mental health resources for parents.
� 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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LS #16520
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