Archives for August 2012

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of our friends at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, including […]

NYAPRS Note: ‘Alternative treatments’ like acupuncture, shiatsu and reiki are generating increasing data about their effectiveness in promoting personal recoveries. […]

Program fills void that patients in crisis face By Cynthia H. Craft  Sacramento Bee  August 31, 2012 When Leslie Napper finds […]

Reiki Healing and Mental Health: What the Research Shows By DEBORAH BIER, PHD  Psychcentral.com  August 30, 2012   Healing touch therapies, […]

Promoting Healing from Trauma Join us for a Webinar on September 5 <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/361498464> Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat […]

OMH and DOH scheduled a Webinar for September 12, 10:30-Noon.  The topics to be covered are Patient Tracking, Billing, and Fiscal Issues   Title: […]

Sharp Cuts in Dental Coverage for Adults on Medicaid By Abby Goodnough   New York Times  August 28, 2012   BOSTON – […]

Background: “Affordable Insurance Exchanges are designed to make buying health coverage easier and more affordable. Starting in 2014, Exchanges will […]

NYAPRS Note: In just 3 more weeks, NYAPRS’ 30th Annual Conference will be underway! This year’s Conference will be offering […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece underscores the devastating psychological impact of often prolonged solitary confinement in prison on people without […]

NYAPRS Note: In this excerpt from the NYS Department of Health’srationale for our Medicaid Waiver proposal to reinvest anticipated federal […]

After Times Square Shooting, Focus Shifts to Preventing ViolentConfrontations By Arun Venugopal <http://www.wnyc.org/people/arun-venugopal/> WNYC News Blog August 14, 2012 The […]

After Times Square Shooting, Focus Shifts to Preventing Violent Confrontations By Arun Venugopal  WNYC News Blog August 14, 2012   The […]

Invitation to Participate in Brief Survey to Inform Efforts to Infuse the Family-Focused Voice in Adolescent Treatment and Recovery Services! […]

NARPA’s 30th annual conference is shaping up to be a great one, with superb presenters, keynotes, and workshops. Here is […]

Mild Mental Illness ‘Raises Risk of Premature Death’ By Emily Selvadurai Health reporter, BBC News online  July 31, 2012   […]

NYAPRS Note: We’d like to encourage peer-run services proponents from across New York to attend the Mental Health Empowerment Project’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy at our friends at ADAPT. The agreement with North Carolina shows the […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS Co-President Elect MauraKelley. I am writing to encourage all NYAPRS member and other […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the US Department of Justice, a number of statesare agreeing to aggressively move people in segregated […]

NYAPRS Note: Here, thanks to a member agency, is a prototype for yourletters. Please send them to DOH today at […]

Please help New York put together a package of letters to transmit toCMS (the federal Medicaid agency) in support of […]

Important action request for today (from below): Telephone the White House’s Monthly Disability call    – *Date of Call*: Friday, […]

Please help New York put together a package of letters to transmit to CMS (the federal Medicaid agency) in support […]

Health Home Implementation Updates Session 4 Join us for a Webinar on August 29   Space is limited. Reserve your […]

Magellan Behavioral Health and ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership present: Embracing our Future: Medicaid and the Affordable Care […]

NYAPRS is looking for that special person to join our team as the NYAPRS Collective trainer in New York City […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only 4 weeks to go for this year’s blockbusterspecial 30th anniversary NYAPRS Conference program and event! See […]

N.Y. Stakeholders See Medicaid Proposal as Major Boost to CommunitySupports Mental Health Weekly August 17, 2012 Members of New York […]

You can watch today’s public hearing which will feature live testimony from stakeholders who’ll be providing their comments around what […]

Copeland Center Events for National Wellness Week   In an effort to inspire organizations and individuals to live well, SAMHSA […]

NYAPRS Note: Here are some impressive results in reducing avoidable readmissions by a NYC pilot that matched a nurse, care […]

                                       NYAPRS Financial Literacy forum Finding Hidden Treasure: MAP Your Way to Financial Wellness […]

NYAPRS Note: Many of you commented your horror and outrage at yesterday’s ENews posting detailing the trend in police fatal […]

Spirituality Linked to Better Mental Health By Janice Wood Associate News Editor Psych Central August 21, 2012   Spirituality enhances health – […]

Today’s Olmstead video conference is currently underway, with a public Albany hearing tomorrow and a September 28th second statewide video […]

NYAPRS Note: On the heels of police fatal shootings of people withpsychiatric conditions in Times Square (12 bullets) and California […]

Support NYAPRS 30th Anniversary! Over the last 30 years, NYAPRS has been committed to advancing the recovery, rehabilitation, rights and […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a revised version of OMH Commissioner Mike Hogan’s forecast for the future of public mental health services. […]

Here’s some suggested areas for comment at next week’s NYS Olmstead regional video forums and Albany meeting: New York State […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only 4 weeks to go for this year’s blockbuster special 30th anniversary NYAPRS Conference program and event! […]

NYAPRS Note: Disability rights advocates have 3 upcoming opportunities to give their personal input to NYS’ Olmstead Plan, which promises […]

<http://highroadsolution.com/clients/nccbh/images/spacer.gif> National Council Public Policy Update – Mental Health and Addictions Policy and Practice Excellence<http://highroadsolution.com/clients/nccbh/images/header-public.gif> <http://highroadsolution.com/clients/nccbh/images/spacer.gif> Washington DC, Thursday, August […]

    Understanding the Disease of Addiction and the Recovery Process in Health Center Settings Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, […]

Here’s some suggested areas for comment at next week’s NYS Olmstead regional video forums and Albany meeting: New York State […]

          Regional Stakeholder Engagement Teleconference with CMS on Health Insurance Marketplace & Expanded Insurance Options   […]

States Crack Down on Mental Health Prescriptions by Bara Vaida, Special to Stateline  August 15, 2012   In the past […]

NYAPRS Note: After many years of working to see legislation enacted and policies changed around the torturous use of solitary […]

NYAPRS Note: The following reports in the Village Voice tell the story of Shereese Francis, a 29 year-old African-American woman […]

                OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS UNITE FOR HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY ISSUES   […]

FINDING HIDDEN TREASURE: MAP YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL WELLNESSComing soon to a city near you These forums are a fun […]

The Mental Health Association of Westchester County, Inc.’s 32nd Annual Ira S. Stevens Conference  Friday, September 7, 2012  “Surfing The […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery which writes that “eCPR is an educational […]

70% Of FQHCs Provide Mental Health Services Open Minds August 13, 2012 Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York Street, Gettysburg […]

NYAPRS Note: Registration and Conference materials for NYAPRS 30th Annual Conference are now online! See below or at our website […]

Integrating Mental Health with Primary Care By Katie Gibas CNY/YNN  August 10, 2012 UNITED STATES — Estimates show at least […]

What is Recovery? Recovery to Practice (RTP)  August 10, 2012 Please take a minute to ask people in your community […]

CMS Director Says States May Delay or Drop Out of Medicaid Expansion National Council  August 10, 2012 Cindy Mann, Deputy […]

Supported Housing for Adult Home Residents with Serious Mental Illness Request for Proposal (RFP) New York State (NYS) Office of […]

National Peer Specialist Conference, Sept., 6-8, 2012 – Philadelphia, PA.   Hogan to receive Visionary Leadership Award Dr. Michael Hogan […]

Register NOW! Click here for print or online registration   The theme of Alternatives 2012 is “Honoring Our History, Building […]

Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc. Awarded SAMHSA Grant   The Mental Health Empowerment Project Inc. (MHEP) has been awarded a […]

 Online Training:  Psychiatric Rehabilitation Primer and CPRP Preparation Course August 20 – September 28, 2012   USPRA is proud to […]

As a Hispanic mother of two children, I recognize the need to empower Hispanic parents and grandparents to take action […]

Are Nursing Homes Over-Medicating Patients? By James T. Mulder, The Post-Standard  July 30, 2012 Syracuse, N.Y. — About one-third of Central […]

NYAPRS Note: We’d like to encourage peer-run services proponents from across New York to attend the Mental Health Empowerment Project’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The Cuomo Administration has released proposed regulations requiring adult homes with a percentage of residents diagnosed with serious […]

Notice of Public Hearing   OASAS Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2012-2016 OMH Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2012-2016 September 6, 2012 from 9:30 […]

Thanks to the generosity of this year’s conference sponsors, we have a number of partial and full scholarships to distribute. […]

NYAPRS Note: Lots of peer positions are available in NYC, from HHC, Baltic Street, and NYAPRS.   The NYC Health […]

Please see below for some of the health and wellness workshops NYAPRS will be featuring at our annual conference this […]

NYAPRS Note: Following are some details around National Wellness Week, which will fall between September 17-21, 2012. See enews posting […]