What's happening
This bill requires the Office of Mental Health to submit biennial written reports on suicide prevention efforts, with specific focus on high-risk minority groups.
Why it matters
Mandates regular, detailed public accountability. By requiring biennial (every two years) written reports, the law ensures that the Office of Mental Health must routinely evaluate and publicly share its progress, encouraging transparency and continual improvement in suicide prevention efforts.
Targets high-risk and underserved populations. The bill specifically directs attention to groups facing greater suicide risks, such as Latina/Latino adolescents, Black youth, rural residents, veterans, and LGBTQ individuals, ensuring that prevention strategies address their unique circumstances and challenges.
Promotes evidence-based, culturally responsive programs. The reporting requirement pushes the Office to develop, track, and describe initiatives that are not only effective but also tailored to the cultural, linguistic, and social realities of diverse New Yorkers, increasing the likelihood of positive outcomes.
Facilitates cross-agency and community collaboration. By emphasizing cooperation with various state agencies, local governments, and community organizations, the bill recognizes that effective suicide prevention requires a coordinated, multi-sector approach rather than isolated efforts.
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Who cares
Office of Mental Health
The bill would require the office to report on its suicide prevention plans, programs and services by December 1, 2019, and every two years thereafter.
Governor and legislative leaders
The governor, Assembly speaker and Senate temporary president would receive written reports detailing the office’s progress and initiatives for high-risk or underserved populations.
Latina and Latino adolescents and Black youth
The reports would have to include information on suicide prevention services and program initiatives developed and implemented to address their needs.
Veterans, rural residents and LGBT communities
The reports would also have to cover suicide prevention services and initiatives addressing these populations’ needs.
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Require Suicide Prevention Report
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Sponsors
History
- Signed chap.626
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.1459
- Substituted for S6406A
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.176
- Rules report cal.176
- Reported
Show 4 earlier actions
- Amend and recommit to rules 7564b
- Amend and recommit to rules 7564a
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to mental health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Require Suicide Prevention Report
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Luis R. Sepúlveda
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7564--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. FERNANDEZ, McDONALD, SAYEGH, DICKENS, M. G. MILL- ER, REYES, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring a written report on plans and programs related to the prevention of suicide
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 381 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
(g) The office of mental health shall have the responsibility for assuring the development of plans, programs, and services in the areas of research and prevention of suicide, to reduce suicidal behavior and suicide through consultation, training, implementation of evidence-based practices, and use of suicide surveillance data. Such plans, programs, and services shall consider the unique needs of differing demographic groups and the impact of gender, race and ethnicity, and cultural and language needs. Such plans, programs, and services shall be developed in cooperation with other agencies and departments of the state, local governments, community organizations and entities, or other organizations and individuals. The office shall prepare and submit a written report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and temporary president of the senate that sets forth the progress of the office in the development of such plans, programs, and services by December first, two thousand nineteen, and biennially thereafter. In addition to delineating the progress the office has made, such report shall also include infor-
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mation on specific suicide prevention services and program initiatives developed and implemented to address the needs of high risk minority groups or special populations, including but not limited to latina and latino adolescents, black youth, individuals residing in rural communities, veterans, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and any other group deemed high risk or underserved by the office.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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