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.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to 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” Read the full text
Mental Health and Substance Use
What it does
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.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced by Council · Feb 24, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Feb 24, 2026
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Mental Health and Substance Use committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 712
officialInt. No. 712
officialFebruary 24, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-24-26
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
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