New York A 5991: Requires the office of mental health, the office of addiction services and supports and the department of education to create a behavioral health website

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A05991 Summary:

BILL NOA05991 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORReilly

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COSPNSRNovakhov, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSRGiglio

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Requires the office of mental health, office of addiction services and supports and the department of education to create a behavioral health website which shall provide information on various behavioral health issues such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder.

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BILL NOA05991 

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02/25/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5991

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Mental Health

 AN ACT in relation to requiring the office of mental health, the office
 of addiction services and supports and the department of education to
 create a behavioral health website

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Behavioral health website. 1. The office of mental health,
 2 in conjunction with the office of addiction services and supports and
 3 the department of education shall create and maintain a website which
 4 shall provide information on behavioral health issues. Such issues shall
 5 include, but shall not be limited to, depression, eating disorders,
 6 anxiety, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar
 7 disorder.
 8 2. Such behavioral health information, as required by subdivision one
 9 of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, signs and
 10 symptoms of the behavioral health issues and coping mechanisms to assist
 11 individuals dealing with such behavioral health issues.
 12 3. The behavioral health website shall maintain a resource guide list-
 13 ing contact information of local behavioral health resources and shall
 14 be organized by county. Such contact information shall include the name,
 15 address, telephone number, e-mail address and website, if any, of the
 16 behavioral health resources.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03314-01-5

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