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Chair Lee on early childhood mental health service model

New York City Council · Jun 5, 2026 · starts 0:42:58 · 46 sec

Lee asks whether early childhood mental health services are through Article 31s or community-based models. Leniak confirms it's through existing clinic contracts. Lee asks about age range; Leniak says perinatal and early childhood and will follow up on exact ages.

Linda Lee

And then just lastly, around early childhood and mental health services, is that through the Article 31s, or is that through community-based models, or anything else you could speak to?

Lidiya Lednyak

It's through existing clinic contracts that we already have.

Linda Lee

Okay.

Linda Lee

Wait, which contracts?

Linda Lee

I'm sorry.

Lidiya Lednyak

Clinic contracts.

Linda Lee

Clinic contracts.

Linda Lee

Okay.

Linda Lee

And what's the age range?

Lidiya Lednyak

So it's perinatal and early childhood, that period.

Linda Lee

Okay.

Lidiya Lednyak

Up through.

Linda Lee

Probably 13.

Lidiya Lednyak

I think.

Lidiya Lednyak

I think it's early childhood, so it's like through a...

Lidiya Lednyak

Oh, only childhood, okay.

Lidiya Lednyak

We can get back to you on the exact age range on that.

Linda Lee

Okay, perfect.

Linda Lee

And then I have more questions, which I will save till later, and on capital projects, but I'll go into more of that later.

Linda Lee

But I wanted to pass it off to Chair Shulman.