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This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for mental health clubhouses in New York, defining them as specialized community-based facilities designed to support individuals with serious mental illness. The bill mandates that clubhouses be accredited, offer voluntary membership at no cost, and provide a non-clinical therapeutic environment that emphasizes purposeful engagement, relationship development, and mutual support. These clubhouses will focus on addressing psychosocial needs through work-ordered days, offering services like employment assistance, education support, healthcare connections, and housing help. The Office of Mental Health is required to develop a statewide implementation plan within one year, ensuring clubhouses are established near public transportation and potentially offering virtual programming for rural areas. Each clubhouse must submit comprehensive biennial reports detailing membership statistics, employment and housing outcomes, and crisis interventions, and will be subject to regular audits by the state to ensure compliance with established standards. The core philosophy of these clubhouses is to leverage work-mediated relationships and community engagement to support individual recovery and achievement for people with serious mental illness.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7377