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Concluding remarks and future steps for mental health bill implementation

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Council Member Linda Lee provides concluding remarks for the committee hearing, summarizing the discussion and outlining next steps for the proposed mental health bills.

Acknowledgment of the completion of bill introductions and initial discussions
Emphasis on upcoming collaborative work to refine and implement the bills
Recognition of the need to balance youth-led initiatives with appropriate adult supervision
Expression of enthusiasm for future conversations about implementing peer services
Appreciation for the administration's participation in the hearing

Linda Lee

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Does anyone else have questions?

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Eric, no?

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You have no?

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Okay.

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Okay.

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So I think I actually sorry.

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I feel bad because the staff worked so hard to prepare these nice questions, and then I totally end up going off script.

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But I think we covered in general most of the spirit of the questions that we were gonna ask.

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And so, I think we're gonna conclude the portion with the administration.

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But I just I wanna emphasize, now that we've actually heard the bills and, you know, we've introduced them into the committee, now comes the fun part where we get to sort of go back and forth and discuss how we can make these potentially work.

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And so, I personally look forward to having these conversations about how the implementation would work and how we can make sure that it is peer led and youth led, but also that there is some supervision when necessary.

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Right?

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Sometimes youth prefer to do it on their own, which is, you know, part of the clubs that they have.

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But I think it's always great when they have at least, as you mentioned before, a supportive, adult, even if they're not a mental health professional, to have someone who is supportive of these spaces.

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And so, looking forward to having conversations about how to implement these types of peer services.

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So thank you so much.

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