Bill > A04276

This bill directs the New York State Commissioner of Mental Health to conduct a comprehensive study of mobile crisis outreach teams specifically designed for children and youth under 18 years old. The study will review existing teams across the state, identify gaps in crisis intervention services by region and demographics, and analyze challenges in implementing these teams, including financial, staffing, and geographic obstacles. The bill defines a mobile crisis outreach team as a group of mental health professionals, peer specialists, and advocates who are deployed to provide face-to-face crisis intervention, clinical assessment, supportive counseling, and referrals to individuals experiencing emotional and behavioral crises. By the end of one year from the bill's effective date, the Commissioner must submit a detailed report to the governor, senate president, and assembly speaker, which will include findings and recommendations for best practices and implementation strategies to improve child and youth-targeted mobile crisis intervention services in New York state.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4276