Archives for May 2014

NYAPRS Note: All roads are appropriately leading to examining every possible strategy that will improve our capacity to engage people […]

Senate Task Force Hears from Rockland on Heroin Scourge Gannett; Marcela Rojas, 5/28/2014   More than 12 people lost their […]

NYAPRS Note: As the scandal of VA leadership and hospital failures continues to unfold, treating the realities for service men […]

NYAPRS Note: Part of the decision to close Brooklyn’s LICH hospital was the recognition that the facility and community would […]

When Medicaid Has Premiums, Enrollees Drop Out by Adrianna McIntyre, VOX, May 27, 2014   A few states aim to […]

FTC Asks For Law Giving Consumers Control over Online Health Information By Darius Tahir  Modern Healthcare  May 27, 2014   A […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, the GOP’s candidate for NYS Governor presented an oft repeated response these days that looks at fatal […]

The Value of Peer and Family Support SAMHSA; Paolo del Vecchio, 5/26/2014   There are many studies that demonstrate the […]

Prescription Drugs More Deadly Than Car Accidents, Guns, and Suicide The Daily Beast; Charlotte Lytton, 5/25/2014   America is in […]

NYAPRS Note: Beacon and ValueOptions, both operating in NY as behavioral health organizations, are set to merge this year barring […]

NYAPRS Note: Highlighting the need for increased education around MH and addiction service parity, the APA sites a survey administered […]

NYAPRS Note: The health policy transitions NY is going through are all directly linked to ACA initiatives. As more New […]

NYAPRS Note: The deadline to submit a presentation proposal has been extended to June 3rd! Join featured speakers Ron Manderscheid, […]

NYAPRS Note: An excellent article—when you have the time to read it—about not only a new scope of practice in […]

NYAPRS Note: As the legislative season winds down and the NYC City Council continues to plan and debate on a […]

NYAPRS Note: As SAMHSA works with advocates nationally, including Harvey Rosenthal, to address the systemic issues that people with mental […]

NYAPRS Note: As NY moves quickly toward a public health redesign at every system level—from Medicaid expansion, to adult and […]

NYAPRS Note: After months of community advocacy, government stop-gaps, and possible buy-outs, it seems that the saga of Long Island […]

In Honor and Memory of Muriel Shepherd   Several weeks ago, New York’s mental health advocacy community lost one of […]

NYAPRS Note: Join Youth Power and Families Together NYS for a celebration of youth engaged in foster care and mental […]

NYAPRS Note: The two articles below highlight opportunities for Medicaid expansion in conservative states that we will likely see more […]

NYAPRS Note: The national and legislative debate on how best to reform the nation’s mental health systems intensified this week, […]

Mental Health First Aid for Veterans The Huffington Post; Linda Rosenberg, Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, 5/20/2014 The latest scandal out of […]

NYAPRS Note: Though not a merger, exactly, the alliance between CDPHP and Independent signals the integration occurring at every level […]

NYAPRS Note: Highlighting the long-perceived and researched stigma against disability in mainstream medical settings, this article notes the need for […]

NYAPRS Note: The following blog underscores the extraordinary role that Protection and Advocacy disability rights groups played in helping NYC […]

NYAPRS Note: The past twenty years offered NYC a relative reprieve from high incidents of hard-drug trafficking, with urban planners […]

NYAPRS Note: To find more mental health and substance use resources for service men and women and their families, visit […]

NYAPRS Note: It is troubling that this article, and apparently the researcher behind the national survey, did not acknowledge the […]

Thanks to Medicaid Matters’ Lara Kassel, here’s a copy of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy’s very useful overview […]

NYAPRS Note: Join featured speakers Ron Manderscheid, Jennifer Mathis, Gene Johnson, Lori Ashcraft, Eduardo Vega, Tom Hill, Joe Powell, —among […]

Webinar: Addressing the Intersection of Trauma, Mental Health Challenges, and Substance Use DATE & TIME: May 29, 2014 2:00 PM […]

NYAPRS Note: This article provides an interesting contrast to the scathing investigative piece in the Times on 5/9 detailing predatory […]

COMING OUT PROUD to Erase the Stigma of Mental Illness: Stories and Essays of Solidarity Edited by Patrick W. Corrigan […]

NYAPRS Note: Many providers worry that ‘telehealth’ means investing in high-cost software or spending a lot of time on web […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below articulates the opportunities in the ACA to offer insurance to individuals leaving jails and prisons. […]

NYAPRS Overview The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS), a nationally acclaimed behavioral health systems change agent based […]

NYAPRS Note: Join keynote speakers Leah Harris, Chacku Mathai, Stephanie Orlando, and Joe Rogers—among many others—at this year’s NYAPRS Annual […]

NYAPRS Note: We know that individuals with mental health challenges—particularly those treated with psychopharmacology for serious diagnoses—have a higher risk […]

NYAPRS Note: SAMHSA is investigating solutions to the conversation—wrought nationally in competing congressional legislation on mental health—about how to serve […]

NYAPRS Note: As NY speeds toward a managed, integrated delivery system, the potential health disparities for vulnerable communities becomes a […]

NYAPRS Note: Relying on a host of heartbreaking interviews and investigation, Liz Szabo of USA Today has pulled together a […]

NYAPRS Note: The state continues to meet with stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum to discuss the implications of the 1115 […]

NYAPRS Note: A conference ongoing this week brings together justice and behavioral health leaders from across the country to discuss […]

NYAPRS Note: The week before Dr. Brenner appeared at the National Council in D.C., delivering the address discussed below, he […]

  The Ira S. Stevens  34th Memorial Conference   Balancing the Duty to Care and the Dignity of Risk in a […]

New York State Care Management Coalition Annual Training Conference May 15-16th ? Holiday Inn Wolf Road ? Albany, NY Program […]

More on Evidence Based and Emerging Best Practices New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services   May 9, 2014   As […]

NYAPRS Note: It is hard to pick out what is most troubling about the excellent investigative piece below. We know […]

NYAPRS Note: This article highlights some of the basic differences between the two congressional mental health bills competing for attention […]

NYAPRS Note: Understanding the historic shifts in managed care for dual eligible across the country helps us understand the goals, […]

May 8, 2014      The Honorable Ron Barber U.S. House of Representatives 1029 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC […]

A Backdrop for Consideration of US Mental Health Policy Reforms New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services  May 8, 2014 […]

NYAPRS Note: New technologies supporting stored and shared medical records are essential to integrated care and quality service delivery. But […]

NYAPRS NOTE: We are happy to announce that the powerpoints from our recent Executive Seminar are now available on our […]

You can help someone in emotional distress. Register for this free SAMHSA webinar: It Takes a Community: Learning Together about […]

NYAPRS Note: As the state continues to offer public information about the 1115 waiver and DSRIP, the news articles regarding […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to announce that Teena Brooks has formally assumed the position of Assistant Director for the Office […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below indicates that if hospital readmission rates took into consideration socioeconomic factors, hospitals being penalized for […]

      The 10th Annual Community Access/NYAPRS NYC Mental Health Film Festival brings to downtown Brooklyn a vivid selection […]

NYAPRS Note: There are now 2 sweeping federal legislative proposals that propose a broad variety of remedies intended to improve […]

NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS and the Center for Practice Innovations on a 5/16 webinar on creating a WRAP plan; great […]

NYAPRS Note: See below for some excellent resources from the STAR Center, including upcoming webinars, funding opportunities, and an update […]

NYAPRS Note: Trauma isn’t only associated with extreme adverse experiences, but is related to the environmental conditions that form our […]

NYAPRS Note: On the heels of our well attended and much acclaimed Executive Seminar, NYAPRS is pleased to release the […]

    The Ira S. Stevens  34th Memorial Conference   Balancing the Duty to Care and the Dignity of Risk in […]

    Now Available from CSH: Integrating Housing in State Medicaid Reform CSH is pleased to present our latest report, Integrating Housing […]

NYAPRS Note: Excellent news from DOH on DSRIP planning; new information has been posted on the application materials for design […]

NYAPRS Note: In celebration of mental health month, SAMHSA’s Paolo del Vecchio will be writing blog entries throughout May to […]

A National Scandal: Psychological Therapies for Psychosis are Helpful, But Unavailable Mad in America; Peter Kinderman and Anne Cooke, 4/1//2014 […]

NYAPRS Note: Join Community Access and NYAPRS NYC for the tenth annual mental health film festival in Brooklyn this May. […]

How Health Care Reform (& A Few Other Factors) Are Reinventing The Health & Human Service Landscape Open Minds Executive […]