Healthcare (Mental Health)

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5491: Establishes a mental wellness group pilot program

Establishes a mental wellness group pilot program to partner with insurance companies to facilitate group therapy sessions for children ages ten through eighteen.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes mental wellness pilot program with insurers to expand access to group therapy for children, directly supporting mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4838: Establishes a direct support professional worker registry

Establishes a direct support professional worker registry of persons who have successfully completed a direct support professional worker education or training program approved by the commissioner of mental health.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes registry for mental health workers, ensuring trained professionals are available, directly supporting mental health service infrastructure.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6306: Requires colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources

Requires public and private colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources available to them on campus.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates suicide prevention resources for college students, enhancing student support services within higher education access and well-being.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates suicide prevention resources on campuses, directly advancing mental health services under healthcare policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 1, 2026

S 6653: Enacts the college student suicide prevention act

Enacts the college student suicide prevention act to provide for policies, procedures and guidelines on suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for every higher education institution.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes suicide prevention policies and training for college students, strengthening mental health support within higher education institutions.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes mental health suicide prevention programs in colleges, directly expanding mental health services and crisis intervention support per healthcare topic description.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Mental Health

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passed both · New York · Assembly Jun 3, 2026

A 6744: Enacts the psychology interjurisdictional compact

Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands mental health access via telepsychology across state lines, directly improving patient access to psychological services per topic description.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6472: Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force

Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force to study the current mental health practices and suicide prevention of Black youth age 5 through 18 years and make recommendations therefor; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareCreates a task force to study and improve Black youth mental health services, directly advancing suicide prevention within healthcare policy.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 506: Authorizes a community member or community ambassador to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill

Authorizes a community member who resides in the community, or a community ambassador, to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes community members to initiate involuntary mental health admissions, enabling access to care for individuals in crisis, supporting mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5563: Relates to the development of a public anti-stigma mental health education program

This bill requires New York's mental health commissioner to create a public anti-stigma education program targeting the general public and specific underserved groups, including Black, Latina/Latino adolescents, LGBTQ+ individuals, Asian descent communities, veterans, and rural residents. The program must reduce stigma about mental health and substance use disorders, improve understanding of symptoms and treatments, and provide clear information on accessing resources through social media, radio, print, and community forums. It mandates collaboration with community stakeholders and consumer advocates to ensure culturally appropriate materials. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates anti-stigma mental health education program to improve access and reduce barriers for underserved groups, directly advancing mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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passed both · New York · Assembly Jun 2, 2026

A 5894: Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority

Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority for the purposes of providing services under the workers' compensation law; includes such practitioners as providers.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands mental health provider access under workers' comp, enabling more practitioners to provide covered services, thus supporting patient access to mental health care.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3897: Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans

Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans in New York state and to deliver a finding of the results of such study to the governor and the legislative leaders.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates study on police violence's mental health impact on Black communities, supporting accountability and reform efforts in criminal justice.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates mental health study on police violence impacts, directly advancing mental health services research and policy development.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Mental Health

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