N.Y. PBH Law § 2515
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Definitions
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§ 2515. Definitions. For the purposes of this title the following\ndefinitions shall apply:\n 1. "Eligible adolescent" means a person aged twenty-one or under who\nis at risk of becoming a parent, is pregnant, or is a parent.\n 2. "Services for eligible adolescents" means those services, including\nbut not limited to: vocational and educational counseling, job skills\ntraining, family life and parenting education, life skills development,\ncoordination, case management, primary preventive health care, pregnancy\nand child nutrition counseling for expectant mothers to curb the\nincidence of childhood obesity, family planning, social and recreational\nprograms, child care, outreach and advocacy, follow-up on service\nutilization, crisis intervention, and efforts to stimulate community\ninterest and involvement.\n 3. "Community council" means a group of volunteers responsible for the\ndevelopment of the community service project plan which, to the extent\npossible, represents the needs and values of the community and which\nincludes representatives of the following community groups or\norganizations: community residents, including youths; local government;\nthe business community; service providers, including agencies providing\nvocational, housing services, child care agencies serving youth and\nyouth services agencies; charitable organizations; health providers;\neducational institutions; family planning agencies; and community\nnetworks and coalitions.\n
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