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Committee on Mental Health and Addiction · Jan 27, 2026

Tuesdayat least 30 min1 official identified6 public speakers1 agenda itemRoll call: 3 present, 1 excused, 3 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit

The committee heard a preconsidered introduction that would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually on suicides that occur in the city.

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1 meeting, all transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.This meeting: Jan 27, 2026

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  1. 0:58This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to regularly report on deaths by suicide in New York City and on suicide-related behaviors among youth. Beginning within six months of the law t

What happened

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  1. The committee heard a preconsidered introduction that would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually on suicides that occur in the city.0:36
  2. The chair opened the hearing for public testimony and described the rules for testifying and for submitting written testimony.3:13

Who spoke

1 official identified · talk time, most first.

Roll call: 3 present, 1 excused, 3 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 6 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on Mental Health and Addiction, Jan 27, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/mental-health-and-addiction/meetings/2026-01-27. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jan 27, 2026.