NYC Council Introduction 974

intro.nyc/0974-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create a training program for providers of pregnancy and postpartum-related services about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Status: Committee Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
Sponsored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Introduced: June 20, 2024

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to design and implement a training program about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The training would be available to individuals who provide pregnancy and postpartum-related services, along with first responders and the staff of mental health crisis hotlines. DOHMH would also be required to conduct an ongoing outreach campaign to raise awareness about the availability of the training.