Int. No. 869-A
By Council Members Gutiérrez, Restler, Louis, Brannan, Menin, Cabán, Narcisse, Farías, Hanif, Schulman, Hudson, Ayala, Sanchez, Won, Bottcher, Yeger, Rivera, Mealy and Ariola (in conjunction with the Brooklyn Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach and education regarding parental mental health resources
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 3-192 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 106 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3-192[.] Outreach. a. General requirements; accessibility. The office shall coordinate with relevant agencies and relevant organizations to support the city’s efforts to coordinate, facilitate, or conduct culturally appropriate outreach in the designated citywide languages regarding mental health resources, including access to the online database described in section 3-191.
b. Mental health resources for parents. The office, or another agency designated by the mayor, shall conduct outreach and education activities to raise awareness about city resources for addressing mental health challenges faced by parents. Such resources shall relate to topics including, but not limited to, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The materials for such outreach and education activities shall reflect the most current information regarding the availability of such resources. Such materials shall also include information regarding state and federal mental health resources for parents.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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