Alliance Note: The Daniel’s Law Task Force will hold a virtual meeting next Friday, March 22nd, from 10am to 12:30pm. We encourage everyone who is interested to provide testimony during the meeting by . We are also continuing to advocate for the inclusion of $2 million for Daniel’s Law Pilot programs in this year’s final state budget. Send your legislators and the Governor a message voicing your support by visiting our action center using the link below.
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 | James Plastiras Director of Public Information State Office of Mental Health 518-474-6540 james.plastiras@omh.ny.gov March 15, 2024 |
| NEW YORK STATE ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL MEETING OF DANIEL’S LAW TASK FORCE Task Force Members to Receive Overview of State Crisis Services; Review Project Management Role, Work Ahead and Goals | |
| The State Office of Mental Health today announced that the Daniel’s Law Task Force will host its next member meeting virtually from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The meeting will be and will include a period for members of the public to provide feedback to the task force. The meeting will include an overview of State’s crisis services by OMH’s Bureau of Crisis, Emergency and Stabilization Initiatives, with a specific emphasis on mobile crisis services. Members will also hear a presentation from the State Technology Enterprise Corporation, which is assisting the task force in several areas, such as obtaining stakeholder feedback and conducting a landscape analysis. Established in response to the death of 41-year-old Daniel Prude in 2020, the task force is charged with developing recommendations to guide behavioral health crisis response and explore avenues for related diversion services. Following its inaugural meeting in August, the task force hosted a series of stakeholder listening sessions both virtually and in-person, including meetings in Stony Brook and City in January. The task force continues to gather additional input from communities, governmental entities, and the public on the best practices for engaging individuals in crisis, with a specific emphasis on equity. It is also examining a variety of models – both national and international – that could be used in developing a crisis response system. Anyone wanting to comment during the meeting will first need to online. An agenda for the meeting, along with videos of prior meetings and listening sessions can be found at the Daniel’s Law Task Force . “The task force encourages members of the public to provide their input and help us shape the future of behavioral health crisis response in State,” Office of Mental Health Commissioner and Task Force Chairwoman Dr. Ann Sullivan said. “We look forward to hearing these presentations gathering additional public feedback and ultimately developing improvements to crisis response statewide. | |
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