File #: Int 1103-2024    Version: Name: Community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
On agenda: 11/13/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents
Sponsors: Diana I. Ayala, Lincoln Restler, Shahana K. Hanif, Justin L. Brannan, Farah N. Louis, Alexa Avilés, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Carlina Rivera , Erik D. Bottcher, Chris Banks, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Kamillah Hanks, Julie Won
Council Member Sponsors: 13
Summary: This bill would require the New York City Police Department, within 48 hours of a determination that a violent or traumatic incident has occurred, to notify the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) and any additional mayoral office or agency designated by the mayor, of such incident. A violent or traumatic incident would mean any incident or series of incidents that can cause severe emotional and mental distress to the public, such as a violent act or series of violent acts that cause death or any other incident or incidents that may be shocking, traumatic, or dangerous to the community. Upon receiving notice of a violent or traumatic incident, OCMH and any additional agencies and offices would be required to conduct outreach to local community members regarding the availability of mental health resources in the city, such as the 988 suicide and crisis hotline.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1103-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1103, 3. Int. No. 1103, 4. November 13, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-13-24, 6. Committee Report 11/25/24, 7. Hearing Testimony 11/25/24, 8. Hearing Transcript 11/25/24, 9. Proposed Int. No. 1103-A - 1/16/25, 10. Committee Report 1/22/25, 11. Hearing Transcript 1/22/25, 12. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 13. January 23, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 14. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-23-25
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1/23/2025ADiana I. Ayala City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
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1/22/2025*Diana I. Ayala Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/2025*Diana I. Ayala Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/2025*Diana I. Ayala Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/2025ADiana I. Ayala Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
11/25/2024*Diana I. Ayala Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/25/2024*Diana I. Ayala Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/13/2024*Diana I. Ayala City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/13/2024*Diana I. Ayala City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1103-A

 

By Council Members Ayala, Restler, Hanif, Brannan, Louis, Avilés, Brooks-Powers, Rivera, Bottcher, Banks, Gutiérrez, Hanks and Won

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-119.1 to read as follows:

§ 14-119.1 Notification of violent or traumatic incidents. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “violent or traumatic incident” means any incident or series of incidents that can cause severe emotional and mental distress to members of the public, including but not limited to, a violent act or series of violent acts that cause death or any other incident or incidents that may be shocking, traumatic, or dangerous to the community.

b. Within 48 hours of a determination that a violent or traumatic incident has occurred, the department shall notify the mayor’s office of community mental health, and any additional mayoral office or agency designated by the mayor, of such violent or traumatic incident, as required by section 3-195. The notice required pursuant to this subdivision does not require the disclosure of confidential information or information that could jeopardize the investigation of such violent or traumatic incident by law enforcement, or otherwise endanger public safety.

§ 2. Subchapter 9 of chapter 1 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 3-195 to read as follows:

§ 3-195 Community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “mental health resources” means in-person, online, telephonic, or telehealth resources including, but not limited to, suicide and crisis hotlines, and the online services database as provided in section 3-101.

b. Upon receiving notice of a violent or traumatic incident from the police department as required pursuant to section 14-119.1, the office, and any additional mayoral office or agency designated by the mayor, shall conduct outreach to the local community in which such violent or traumatic incident occurred regarding the availability of mental health resources.

§ 3. This local law takes effect 365 days after it becomes law.

 

Session 13

JL/SOS

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1/15/25 10pm

 

Session 12

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4/20/22

 

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