Mental Health Comes First
90% of US adults say the US is experiencing a mental health crisis.
Let’s do our work NYS and make mental health a priority in Education, Workforce, & Community.
Five reasons to take action with five mental health initiatives.
Learn more about the specific policies for each issue in the MHANYS 2023 Legislative Briefing Book.
“We need an 8.5% Cost of Living Adjustment for the Mental Health Workforce”
Support a Cost of Living Adjustment of 8.5%
Support Mental Health Literacy and Whole Health Parity Legislation
Support the Mental Health Literacy of Students and School Personnel
Support Increased Funding for Supportive Housing
Support Funding for the Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer to Peer Program
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Want to learn more about mental health-related policy? Check out our policy documents.
Policy Issue Brief – Funding for Nonprofit Human Service Providers
Policy Issue Brief – Mental Health Crisis Response
Policy Issue Brief – Mental Health Resources for Schools
Policy Issue Brief – Mental Health and Higher Education
Policy Issue Brief – Mental Health Information and Resources in the Workplace
Mental Health Parity Memo in Support – S3995-A5238
9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline System Memo in Support – S.6194-B-A.7177-B
Amend the Labor Law in Relation to Workplace Mental Health Memo in Support – S.7577-A.8675
Opioid Settlement Fund Memo in Support – S.7194-A.6395-B
The Definition of the Practice of Pharmacy Memo in Support – A.3040
Masters-in-Mental Health Incentive Scholarship Program Memo in Support – S.7553
All Products Clauses Memo in Support – A.252
AN ACT to amend the social services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting a provider of health care coverage from requiring providers of behavioral health services to offer all products offered by the provider of health care coverage.
Continuity in Coverage for Prescription Drugs Memo in Support – S.2849 /A.2969
Mental Health Teacher Training Memo in Support – A.2136
Student Suicide Prevention Act Memo in Support – S.82/A.4763
School Mental Health Absences Memo in Support – S.563/A.1869
Amend the Insurance Law: Step Therapy Memo in Support – S.5909/A.3276
Health Plan Coverage Memo in Support – S.4111/A.4688
Legislation to Improve Maternal Mental Health Memo in Support – S.7752 (Brouk) S.7753 (Brouk) S.7865 (Brouk)/A.5076-A (Solages)
Treatment Not Jail Memo in Support – Act S.2881B Ramos/A8524 Forrest
Regarding Postpartum Depression Screening Tests Memo in Support – S.7753 (Brouk)/A.9102 (Gonzalez-Rojas)
Regarding Maternal Depression Screenings Memo in Support – S.7865 (Brouk)/A.5076-A (Solages)
Regarding Maternal Mental Health and Perinatal and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders Memo in Support – S.7752 (Brouk)/A.9085 (Clark)
February 16, 2023 – Budget Hearing on Mental Hygiene
November 30, 2022 – Mental Health Needs of Students at Institutions of Higher Education
October 20, 2021 – The Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Overdose Crisis
May 18, 2021 – Joint Legislative Public Hearing on Mental Health Crisis Services
February 5, 2021 – Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2021‐2022 Executive Budget Proposal Topic Mental Hygiene
September 15, 2020 – Assembly Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
September 8, 2020 – Assembly Committee on Mental Health
February 3, 2020 – Joint Legislative Public Hearing 2020-2021 Executive Budget Proposal Topic Mental Hygiene
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