Requires a ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses and for state.

New York S08165 mandates a minimum ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses and for state colleges and universities. The bill requires these institutions to update this ratio every five years. The update will be based on actual ratios in the state and any new information related to appropriate benchmarks for clinician-to-student ratios. The updated ratio must be at least one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students.

Requires a ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses and for state.

New York S08165 mandates a minimum ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses and for state colleges and universities. The bill requires these institutions to update this ratio every five years. The update will be based on actual ratios in the state and any new information related to appropriate benchmarks for clinician-to-student ratios. The updated ratio must be at least one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students.