NYAPRS Note: The inclusion of Daniel’s Law, which will create behavioral health crisis response teams of mental health experts and EMTs, is still being negotiated as we wait for a final budget agreement. We risk not having a critical emergency response system if we do not show the Governor and legislators how desperately we want this. Join the effort by sending emails to your legislators asking for their support! See below for more information.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We’re writing to ask you to take immediate action to protect the rights of New Yorkers with mental health/substance use conditions.
Our Coalition is asking you to support Daniel’s Law (S.2398 / A.2210) – a bill designed to transform the way New York responds to mental health and substance use crises, by replacing a police response with a healthcare response. Learn more by clicking here.
We need your help!
By clicking here, you will be able to ask state legislators to include the $10 million Daniel’s Law pilot in the FY ’24 budget – and it will take you less than two minutes!
Thank you and please forward this email to all your colleagues and friends!
#Daniel’sLawSavesLives
#MentalHealthMatters
Regards,
Ruth
RUTH LOWENKRON, ESQ.
Director, Disability Justice Program
NYLPI
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001-4017
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