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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S06085Establishes a regional or county-based peer support services program for transgender and non-binary individuals that provides support services including but not limited to, peer counseling for mental illness including alcohol and substance abuse counseling, family support services, domestic violence, mental health and physical health.
Establishes and funds peer support programs including mental health and substance abuse counseling specifically for transgender and non-binary individuals, increasing access to such services.
The commissioner shall develop and establish regional or county-based peer support services programs for transgender and non-binary individuals. Services provided by the peer support program shall include, but not be limited to, peer counseling for mental illness including alcohol and substance abuse counseling, family support services, domestic violence, mental health and physical health.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new state program under mental hygiene law that provides peer counseling and support services targeted at transgender and non-binary individuals, directly addressing transgender healthcare access without restricting it or touching other listed topics.
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