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Council member Farrah Lewis introduces bill to require annual suicide data reporting
New York City Council · February 25, 2026
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Council member Farrah Lewis presented Intro 291 to require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to publish a comprehensive annual report on suicides and suicide‑related behaviors disaggregated by demographics and borough to improve prevention and resource allocation.
Council member Farrah Lewis told the council that New York City is confronting a mental‑health crisis and that gaps in data limit the city’s ability to prevent suicide. "Introduction 291 addresses that failure directly," she said, describing a…
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