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Int 0986-2024
| * | Rita C. Joseph | | | Pilot program to involve mental health professionals and professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools. | Introduction | This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a two-year pilot program to involve mental health professionals and professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools. The Commissioner would have to make best efforts to recruit mental health professionals for voluntary program participation and to develop partnerships with universities to recruit mental health professional candidates for voluntary program participation. These professionals and candidates would facilitate student discussions and workshops on various mental health topics. The bill would require the Commissioner to make best efforts to coordinate with the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools to establish this program within the clubs. Additionally, the bill would require the Commissioner, in coordination with the Chancellor, to submit to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post online a report on the program. | | |
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Int 0989-2024
| * | Linda Lee | | | Student wellness club toolkits. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create student wellness club toolkits, informational materials to guide students about how to create student wellness clubs, peer-led student spaces focused on student wellbeing and mental health. Additionally, it would require the Department of Education (DOE) to make such toolkits available to all middle school and high school students. Finally, it would require DOE to issue an annual report including information regarding the dissemination of such toolkits and relevant information regarding all student wellness clubs in the city. | | |
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Int 0996-2024
| * | Althea V. Stevens | | | Creation of a peer-to-peer mental health training program. | Introduction | This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop and offer to public middle and high school students a peer-to-peer mental health training program. The program would teach students how to identify and assist peers who are experiencing mental health issues, basic mental health concepts and how to maintain personal mental wellbeing, and about opportunities to access mental health resources. Additionally, the bill would require the Commissioner, in coordination with the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, to submit an annual report on this program to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post this report online. Finally, the Department of Education would have to distribute informational materials concerning this program to public middle and high schools each academic year for distribution to students. | | |
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Int 1103-2024
| * | Diana I. Ayala | | | Community outreach regarding the availability of mental health counseling in response to violent and traumatic incidents. | Introduction | The proposed legislation would require the Police Department, within 24 hours of a determination that a violent or traumatic incident has occurred, to notify the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH”) of such incident. A violent or traumatic incident means an act or series of acts causing serious physical injury or death, including but not limited to gun violence or suicide. Upon receiving notice of a violent or traumatic incident, DOHMH would be required to conduct outreach to affected community members regarding the availability of mental health counseling and other social services from City agencies and City-funded non-governmental organizations. | | |
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