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NY A02276
Bill
Status
1/25/2023
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 shall identify mental health risks and harms, compare self-reported mental health outcomes between African Americans and other racial/ethnic groups exposed to such incidents, and utilize data from the Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and Mapping Police Violence database
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Study must include recommendations to increase accessibility and affordability of mental health professionals for racial and ethnic minorities, including African Americans
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Study must include recommendations to decrease stigma associated with mental health and mental health treatment in racial and ethnic minority communities
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Office of Mental Health must submit findings and legislative recommendations to the governor, senate temporary president, assembly speaker, and both chamber minority leaders by January 1, 2024
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
1/3/2024