Healthcare (Mental Health)

signed · New York · Assembly Jun 18, 2025

A 8045: Extends certain provisions authorizing certain mental health practitioners to engage in diagnosis and the development of assessment-based treatment plans

Extends certain provisions authorizing certain mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychoanalysts to engage in diagnosis and the development of assessment-based treatment plans.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExtends diagnostic and treatment plan authority to mental health practitioners, expanding access to mental health services under healthcare policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6649: Enacts the PTSD awareness and rehabilitation act

Enacts the PTSD awareness and rehabilitation act to require PTSD screening, provide trauma-informed education, and implement evidence-based rehabilitation programs to ensure incarcerated individuals receive proper support for mental health challenges.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires PTSD screening and rehabilitation programs for incarcerated individuals, improving mental health support within corrections, aligning with criminal justice reform goals.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates PTSD screening, trauma-informed education, and evidence-based rehabilitation for incarcerated individuals, directly expanding mental health services access within healthcare.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Feb 10, 2026

A 3041: Requires training for teachers and administrators in the area of mental health response training

Requires training for teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of mental health response; requires office of mental health to assist in development of curriculum for training.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires mental health response training for educators, directly supporting teacher preparedness and student mental health needs in schools.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires mental health response training for educators, strengthening school-based mental health services per bill's explicit language.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Student Health Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Feb 25, 2026

A 1856: Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates mental illness training for housing providers to recognize symptoms, directly supporting mental health services under healthcare topic.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6681: Requires mental health facilities to have a staff member specifically trained in filing assisted outpatient treatment petitions

Requires mental health facilities to have a staff member specifically trained in filing assisted outpatient treatment petitions and to have patients with mental illness not released from such facilities until they have been registered for available services.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates mental health facilities to ensure patients receive follow-up care via trained staff, strengthening outpatient treatment access and continuity of mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6081: Establishes the child psychiatry access project within the office of mental health; establishes a gift for such purpose on personal income tax forms

Establishes the child psychiatry access project; provides that the office of mental hygiene shall establish regional child psychiatry access projects across the state to provide primary care providers with timely access to child psychiatry consultations in order to assist such primary care providers in meeting the mental health needs of the children and adolescents and their families; establishes a gift for the child psychiatry access project on state personal income tax forms, the proceeds from which shall be deposited into a child psychiatry access fund for the funding of such projects.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates voluntary tax donation option on personal income tax forms to fund child psychiatry access project, directly advancing public service funding through tax mechanism.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes child psychiatry access project with tax-funded grants to improve pediatric mental health services and provider access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Mental Health Primary Care

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6054: Relates to establishing the New York state council on mental health emergency and crisis response

Relates to establishing the New York state council on mental health emergency and crisis response to make recommendations on topics including but not limited to: identifying best practices for response to mental health crises; initiatives to increase training opportunities and participation of mental health professionals, and other qualified individuals as members of mobile crisis outreach teams; identify training needs and methods to improve diversion from hospitalization after response from a mobile crisis outreach team; identify the need for establishing mobile crisis outreach teams in each region of the state and accessing alternatives to hospitalization; public education and outreach on the benefit of mobile crisis outreach teams and how to access their services; and any other recommendation deemed appropriate by the council.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates council to improve mental health crisis response, training for professionals, and reduce hospitalization - directly advancing mental health services under healthcare policies.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5884: Relates to establishing a crisis intervention team program

S 5884 establishes a crisis intervention demonstration program in New York City and other cities with populations of one million or more. It requires the state mental health commissioner to create a coordinator position to train law enforcement officers on responding to mental health and substance abuse crises, while partnering with community mental health providers to offer alternatives to jail. The program will be funded through a new state fund (initially up to $1 million from the state general fund) and federal/private grants, with annual reporting on training participation and program effectiveness. This bill directly affects law enforcement agencies in large cities that choose to participate, as well as mental health service providers and individuals experiencing behavioral health crises.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $1M from state general fund for crisis intervention program, directly funding a new initiative under budget appropriations.90% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes crisis intervention teams to train officers on mental health crises, offering alternatives to jail instead of incarceration, promoting criminal justice reform.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes mental health crisis program with law enforcement training and community partnerships, funded to improve access to alternatives to jail for mental health crises.95% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget Corrections Mental Health Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3610: Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district

Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district to perform and coordinate the provision of mental health services in the public schools.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates mental health staffing in schools, enhancing student support services directly tied to educational access and student well-being in K-12 settings.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates school districts to employ psychiatrists for mental health services, directly expanding access to mental healthcare in schools per bill's explicit language.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4918: Creates interagency placement committees to recommend treatment and rehabilitation programs or strategies for youths with co-existing mental disabilities

Creates 10 interagency placement committees throughout the state to recommend treatment and rehabilitation programs or strategies for youths with co-existing mental disabilities; directs such committees to establish a process by which youths can be referred to such committees; directs such committees to submit a report annually to the governor and legislature identifying gaps in treatment and rehabilitation options, and any plans or recommendations to increase such options.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFocuses on youth rehabilitation programs for mental disabilities, aligning with criminal justice reform goals of reducing recidivism through treatment.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareCreates committees to address mental health treatment gaps for youths, aiming to improve services and expand rehabilitation options through annual reporting and recommendations.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Juvenile Justice Mental Health

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