Mental Health Conditions Among Top 10 Causes Of Hospital Readmissions Open Minds August 6, 2012 Developed by OPEN MINDS, […]
Archives for August 2012
TU Coverage, Medicaid Matters Response to NYS Medicaid Waiver Proposal
NYAPRS Note: Here’s more coverage on yesterday’s release by the Cuomo Administration of their proposal to reinvest $10 billion in […]
Paolo del Vecchio Names CMHS Director
NYAPRS Note: Some wonderful news! Paolo del Vecchio, a long time dedicated peer leader and Center for Mental Health Services […]
Correction: New York Applies For Federal Waiver to ‘Transform’ Health Care
We incorrectly stated that the number of supportive housing beds that the waiver will pay for is 15,000 beds. The […]
GNS: New York Applies For Federal Waiver to ‘Transform’ Health Care
NYAPRS Note: New York State has submitted its application to the federalgovernment for approval to reinvest $10 billion in anticipated […]
Watch 1:00PM Public Release of NYS Medicaid Waiver Proposal
In about an hour representatives of the Governor’s staff and the Department of Health will be releasing state proposals to […]
Aug Regional Financial Wellness Forums Inc. Focus on SSI Electronic Payments, Win $500!
New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services and the New York State Office of Mental Health We Can Work / […]
NKI Releases Program Level Cultural Competency Assessment Scale
Greetings from the Nathan Kline Institute Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Mental Health! We are pleased […]
Alert: Urge Gov Cuomo to Sign Bill Protecting Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Medication Choices
Thanks to your efforts throughout the legislative session, the NYS legislature passed the standardized prior authorization bill A.10248B/S.7384A, which will […]
CDC: Action Plan to Integrate MH Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
CDC Feature Spotlight: Public Action Plan to Integrate Mental HealthPromotion and Mental Illness Prevention with Chronic Disease Prevention Feature Spotlight […]
Newsday: Springsteen’s Depression Disclosure Provides Different Media Slant
Bruce Springsteen Sheds Light On Depression By Anne Michaud Newsday August 1, 2012 With its 140-character limit, Twitter is anything […]
Newsday: Rockland Nonprofits Take Over County Case Management Program
Mental Health Cases In Rockland Move To Nonprofits By Christian Wade Newsday August 1, 2012 Private nonprofit organizations are stepping […]
OECD: Australia Has 48% Employment Rate for People w Psych Disabilities, Switzerland Has 66%
NYAPRS Note: If the statistics in this article hold, Australia is trying to get its employment rate for people with […]
BRSS TACS Update: Shared Decision Making, Recovery Supports for Youth, Funding Recovery
Greetings, Welcome to the monthly update from SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). This […]
Alert: Urge US Senators to Approve the CRPD Without Qualifications
NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of NYAPRS Public Policy committee member and MHEP staffer Eva Dech who writes “this […]
NYAPRS Annual Conference: Focus on Health Homes, Managed Care
NYAPRS Note: This year’s NYAPRS Annual Conference will features over 70 presentations covering a number of timely topic areas or […]
CNN: Dogs as Mental Health Medicine
NYAPRS Note: Service dogs and other animals have become a growing support for people grappling with mental health conditions; this […]
Study: Motivational Interviewing By Phone Worked Well with Vets
Telephone Therapy Technique Brings More Veterans Into Mental Health Treatment Motivational interview shown more effective than “check-in” call with Iraq, […]
OM: The ‘Coordinated & Integrated’ Care Continuum
The ‘Coordinated & Integrated’ Care Continuum Larry Cesare, Psy.D. Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS July 31, 2012 Developed by OPEN […]