Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use meeting
April 15, 2026, 10:30 AM
VOTE*
The Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use held a hearing on Int 0722, a bill requiring the reporting and public disclosure of mental health facility data. No vote was taken.
What was discussed
- Chair introduces the B-HEARD reporting bill Chairperson Tiffany L. Cabán opened the vote on Int 0722-A, sponsored by Council Member Schulman, which would require the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health to publish a twice-yearly report on mental health emergency calls and B-HEARD responses and require FDNY to add B-HEARD data to its
- Council Member Schulman makes the case for B-HEARD data transparency Council Member Lynn C. Schulman argued that good policy needs good data, noting B-HEARD has answered nearly 35,000 calls since 2021 and served 43% of patients in the community, but that 35% of eligible calls still got a traditional response and the city does not consistently publish program data
- Committee adopts the B-HEARD reporting bill The committee adopted Int 0722-A by a vote of 6 in the affirmative, none opposed.
Agenda
1 item
- Int 0722-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the reporting and publication of mental health emergency response data Approved by Committee