NYC Council Introduction 637

intro.nyc/0637-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Creating a three-digit mental health emergency hotline.
Status: Committee Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
Sponsored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Introduced: March 7, 2024

This bill would require the Office of Community Mental Health (“Office”) to establish a three-digit hotline, staffed by mental health call operators, for individuals experiencing a mental health emergency. The Office would train call operators in the mental health emergency response protocol and conduct public outreach and education publicizing the three-digit hotline.