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A03941 Summary:

BILL NOA03941
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORWoerner
 
COSPNSRKay
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L
 
Directs the commissioner of mental health to establish a public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of social media and cell phone use by school-age children, including but not limited to the addictive qualities of social media, the stunting impact of social media usage on the development of social skills, increased feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression among adolescent users and the attendant amplification of peer on peer bullying, and increased rates of adolescent suicide and suicide attempts, as well as about how to recognize suicide risk factors and seek suicide prevention assistance.
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A03941 Actions:

BILL NOA03941
 
01/30/2025referred to mental health
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A03941 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3941
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Mental Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
          public  awareness  campaign concerning the dangers of social media and
          cell phone use by school-age children

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision (n) to read as follows:
     3    (n)  The  commissioner  shall develop and implement a public awareness
     4  campaign about the negative mental health impacts of  social  media  and
     5  cell  phone use on school-age children, including but not limited to the
     6  addictive qualities of social media, the stunting impact of social media
     7  usage on  the  development  of  social  skills,  increased  feelings  of
     8  isolation, anxiety and depression among adolescent users and the attend-
     9  ant  amplification  of  peer  on  peer  bullying, and increased rates of
    10  adolescent suicide and suicide attempts, as well as about how to  recog-
    11  nize  suicide risk factors and seek suicide prevention assistance.  Such
    12  campaign shall utilize public  forums,  social  media  and  mass  media,
    13  including  but not limited to internet, radio, and print advertising and
    14  shall include educational materials  and  information  on  the  office's
    15  website.  The  office shall consult with stakeholders and consumer advo-
    16  cates to ensure such campaign is culturally competent and linguistically
    17  appropriate. Such campaign shall begin within sixty days  following  the
    18  effective  date of this subdivision and shall end on June thirtieth, two
    19  thousand twenty-eight.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07336-01-5
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