New York LGBTQI Policy Priorities
Priority Policy Domains:

Further data collection on Kendra’s Law and involuntary commitments based on LGBTQ identity


This change will enhance and support better data collection on Kendra’s Law 

We know that outpatient commitments due to mental illness authorized under Kendra’s Law are racially biased and impact disproportionately New Yorkers of color. We need to know more about whether LGBTQ people are being disproportionately targeted by the mental health court system.

Kendra’s Law (New York Mental Hygiene Law § 9.60) allows courts to order certain individuals with serious mental illness to stay in treatment for up to a year while continuing to live in the community.
Senate Sponsor(s):
No sponsors in the senate
Assembly Sponsor(s):
No sponsors in the assembly
Other Policy Priorities in Disability Justice & Mental Health Access:
Further data collection on Kendra’s Law and involuntary commitments based on LGBTQ identity
Develop a bill to help discontinue the use of police and other armed officers in mental responses
Develop a bill to ban conversion therapy on adults under guardianship