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NY S 7269

Title: Relates to establishing the New York state council on mental health emergency and crisis response
Author: Kevin S. Parker

Summary
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: (i) identifying best practices for response to mental health crises; (ii) initiatives to increase training opportunities and participation of mental health professionals, and other qualified individuals as members of mobile crisis outreach teams; (iii) identify training needs and methods to improve diversion from hospitalization after response from a mobile crisis outreach team; (iv) identify the need for establishing mobile crisis outreach teams in each region of the state and accessing alternatives to hospitalization; (v) public education and outreach on the benefit of mobile crisis outreach teams and how to access their services; and (vi) any other recommendation deemed appropriate by the council.

Status
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Bill Documents
NY S 7269 - S 7269
2023-05-19 - NY S 7269 (S 7269)


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  • Kevin Parker - D
    Senator - State Senate - NY

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