Assembly Bill A7225

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7225 - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §41.56, Ment Hyg L

2017-A7225 - Summary

Establishes the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council.

2017-A7225 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7225
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DE LA ROSA, CRESPO -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   latina adolescent suicide prevention advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  that
 suicide  has become the second leading cause of death for latina adoles-
 cents.  Latina teens also attempt suicide at  a  higher  rate  than  any
 other youth group.
   A  pervasive  sadness  and sense of hopelessness underlines their high
 rates of suicides and suicide attempts. Most of these  young  women  are
 immigrants  or  U.S.  born  children of immigrants living in communities
 that lack the supporting mechanisms to integrate new Americans and their
 families into the complexities of our society.
   New York State needs to do more to address this crisis as its  suicide
 prevention funding is dismally insufficient to combat suicide across all
 sectors  of our society. Addressing the latina adolescent suicide crisis
 will involve the allocation of proper state resources and  the  delivery
 of suicide prevention services by clinicians who are both culturally and
 linguistically competent in the delivery of health care services.
   Females  attempt  suicide  three  times more often than males. As with
 suicide deaths, rates of attempted suicide vary considerably among demo-
 graphic groups. While males are four times more likely than  females  to
 die by suicide, females attempt suicide three times as often as males.
   An  estimated 25.6 percent of latina teens in New York State seriously
 consider suicide, up from 17 percent in 2011. In New York  City,  Latina
 teens  attempt suicide at more than twice the rate of white youths (13.3
 percent versus 5.9 percent).
   According to a 2015 Youth  Risk  Behavior  Surveillance  Survey,  32.6
 percent  of  Latino  teens experienced feelings of depression for two or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A7225A - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §41.56, Ment Hyg L

2017-A7225A - Summary

Establishes the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council.

2017-A7225A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7225--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DE LA ROSA, CRESPO, SEPULVEDA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   latina adolescent suicide prevention advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 41.56 to read as follows:
 § 41.56 LATINA ADOLESCENT SUICIDE PREVENTION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   (A)  THERE  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, A
 COUNCIL ON LATINA ADOLESCENT  SUICIDE  PREVENTION  TO  CONSIST  OF  NINE
 MEMBERS:  THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL
 HEALTH, THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 AND THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE.  THE  COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF
 THE COMMISSION FROM AMONG THESE NINE MEMBERS.
   (B) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1) FACILITATING THE COORDINATION  OF  SERVICES  AND  RESOURCES  AMONG
 AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR
 LATINA ADOLESCENTS;
   (2)  MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLANS DEVELOPED BY MENTAL
 HEALTH AGENCIES VIA THEIR FIVE YEAR  ACTION  PLANS  AND  YEARLY  FUNDING
 PRIORITIES  TO  ENSURE  THAT  LATINA  ADOLESCENTS AT RISK OF SUICIDE ARE
 BEING ADEQUATELY INCORPORATED AND SERVED; AND
   (3) DETERMINE  SERVICES,  RESOURCES  AND  POLICIES  THAT  MAY  FURTHER
 ADDRESS  THE  NEEDS OF LATINA ADOLESCENTS AT RISK OF SUICIDE AND PROVIDE
 THEM AS PER THE REQUIRED ANNUAL  REPORTS  TO  THE  LEGISLATURE  AND  THE
 GOVERNOR.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10846-05-7

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2017-A7225B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §41.56, Ment Hyg L

2017-A7225B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council.

2017-A7225B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7225--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of  A.  DE LA ROSA,  CRESPO,  SEPULVEDA,  WALKER,
   M. G. MILLER, JAFFEE, D'URSO, ORTIZ, WILLIAMS, PEOPLES-STOKES, MOSLEY,
   MAGNARELLI, ROZIC, DICKENS, KEARNS, HARRIS,  BLAKE,  BARRON,  HYNDMAN,
   MALLIOTAKIS,  LUPINACCI,  RIVERA  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
   BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee --  again  reported  from
   said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   adolescent suicide prevention advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 41.56 to read as follows:
 § 41.56 ADOLESCENT SUICIDE PREVENTION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   (A)  THERE  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, A
 COUNCIL ON ADOLESCENT SUICIDE PREVENTION TO  CONSIST  OF  NINE  MEMBERS:
 THREE  MEMBERS  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH,
 THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  AND
 THREE  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE. THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL DESIGNATE THE  CHAIR  OF
 THE COMMISSION FROM AMONG THESE NINE MEMBERS.
   (B) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1)  FACILITATING  THE  COORDINATION  OF  SERVICES AND RESOURCES AMONG
 AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR
 ADOLESCENTS;
   (2) MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLANS DEVELOPED BY  MENTAL
 HEALTH  AGENCIES  VIA  THEIR  FIVE  YEAR ACTION PLANS AND YEARLY FUNDING
 PRIORITIES TO ENSURE THAT ADOLESCENTS  AT  RISK  OF  SUICIDE  ARE  BEING
 ADEQUATELY INCORPORATED AND SERVED; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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