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NY A09676
Bill
Status
3/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jo Simon
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AI Summary
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New York State Office of Mental Health must conduct a study examining how awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans affects the mental health of African Americans in the state
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Study must identify mental health risks and harm from such exposure among adults and compare self-reported mental health outcomes between African Americans and other racial/ethnic groups (Hispanic, Latino, Black, White, Asian, Pacific Islander)
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Study must utilize data from the Centers for Disease Control, the Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (PBRFSS), and the Mapping Police Violence (MPV) database
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Study must include recommendations for increasing accessibility and affordability of mental health services for racial and ethnic minorities, including African Americans, and for decreasing stigma around mental health treatment in these communities
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Office of Mental Health must submit findings and recommendations to the Governor, Senate Temporary President, Assembly Speaker, and minority leaders of both chambers by January 1, 2023
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
referred to mental health
3/28/2022