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Archives for 2014
Alert: NYS 1915i/HCBS Providers Send in Vital Access Provider Forms This Week!
NYAPRS Note: As you know, NYAPRS and our colleague groups have been working for months to see that 1915.i/Home and […]
Social Security Proves Biggest Backlog in Federal System
The Biggest Backlog in the Federal Government The Washington Post; David Fahrenthold, 10/18/2014 In an obscure corner of the […]
Safe Act Puts 34k with MH Issues on No-Guns List
Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List New York Times; Anemona Hartocollis, 10/19/2014 A newly created […]
Please Help Support Kendall and Lisa Ortega!
NYAPRS Note: Please help support longtime NYC advocate Lisa Ortega and her son! Tragically, Lisa’s son Kendell was shot […]
Save the Date for NYAPRS 5th Annual PROS Academy! (2)
New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the […]
NYT: Treating Depression Before it Becomes Postpartum
NYAPRS Note: On the agenda of a NYS health planning meeting I attended this year was the issue of peripartum […]
States Boost Medicaid Benefits with Improved Fiscal Climate
NYAPRS Note: NYS will be in good company next year as it continues its expansion of not only basic Medicaid […]
KHN: Spike in ER, Hospitalization Use Short-Lived After Medicaid Expansion
NYAPRS Note: Researchers are pleased to provide evidence to the actuarial prediction regarding expanded insurance benefits, that initial rises in […]
MIA: Turning Distress Into Joy; Meaning and Transcendence
Turning Distress into Joy, Part V and Final: Meaning & Transcendence Mad in America; James Scroeder, PhD, 10/15/2014 It was […]
Buffalo Letter: Seniors Need Access to Psychiatric Care
NYAPRS Note: This brief letter to the editor from Western NY highlights a systemic problem in the nation’s care of […]
CHCS Webinar: Demos to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
Upcoming Webinar: Demonstrations to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: State Perspectives on Year 1 CHCS Webinar funded by The Commonwealth […]
VAP Exception for 1915i Providers Extended to 10/24, New Form Available Tomorrow
NYAPRS Note: The below awaited news from DOH offers revised guidance regarding the VAP exception form for DSRIP-involved providers; a […]
Medicaid ADHD Treatment Under Scrutiny
NYAPRS Note: The below article is filtered through an at times convoluted paradigm, but the information within is worth investigating. […]
SAMHSA Releases Strategic Plan 2015-18
SAMHSA Announces FY 2015 – 2018 Strategic Plan “Leading Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation” SAMHSA Press […]
NYT: With EHR, Doctors Read When They Should Talk
With Electronic Medical Records, Doctors Read When They Should Talk New York Times; Abigail Zuger, 10/13/2014 Will history someday show […]
OMH Announces $5.5m in New Allocations for Hudson Valley, Long Island
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health has released details as to how $5.55 million in funds have been […]
HHC Gets Grant to Focus on Clients
NYAPRS Note: HHC—the nation’s largest hospital system—will use a one-year grant to improve internal culture around person-centeredness. Though the below […]
Disabled American Veterans Report Reveals Gaps in Women Veteran Services
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC for sharing news of the recent report from Disabled […]
Reimagining Children’s Mental Health Services: Prepare for the Future with OMH and CTAC
The New York State Office of Mental Health and the Community Technical Assistance Center of New York are […]
MHA Webinar: The Role of Community Inclusion in Improving BH Care
The Role of Community Inclusion in Improving Behavioral Health Care Register for this free webinar from Mental Health America! http://takeaction.mentalhealthamerica.net/site/R?i=kWuplsziwlFaBfCp9GHovw […]
Save the Date for NYAPRS 5th Annual PROS Academy!
New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the Recovery […]
NYPD Criminalization of Mental Health: CIT May be Solution
NYAPRS Note: ‘The Nation’ deepens their exploration of criminalization by looking into CIT and its potential impact in NYC, including […]
NYT: In This World Cup, the Goal is a Better Life
NYAPRS Note: In NY and other cities across the world, peers use soccer to engage people experiencing homelessness and work […]
Why Use Prisons to Treat Mental Health?
NYAPRS Note: ‘The Nation’ is investing in advocacy strategies to highlight the criminalization of community members. See below for ways […]
Community Treatment Orders: Politics and Psychiatry in a Culture of Fear
NYAPRS Note: Another article about the UK MH system offers insights into our own history of involuntary community treatment and […]
HP: College MH Service Access and Involuntary Removal from Campus
Using College Mental Health Services Can Lead To Students Getting Removed From Campus Huffington Post; Tyler Kingkade, 10/8/2014 Rachel Williams […]
MIA: Rap Embraces Schizophrenia and Owns It: Culture and Violent Oppression
NYAPRS Note: At times, it seems that the advocacy needed to fulfill cultural competency in mental health treatment is insurmountable. […]
MRLC Today on Housing Options in MC with Peter Campanelli
NYAPRS Note: Haven’t registered for today’s MRLC on Housing with Peter Campanelli? We are pleased to have Peter Campanelli share […]
OM: Do You Want “Granular” Control Over Your Health Record?
NYAPRS Note: It seems to be the buzz word of the season: “granular”. When talking about healthcare data, though, what […]
NC Cuts Prison Time for Probation Violators, and Costs
NYAPRS Note: Innovative approaches to criminal justice go beyond initial diversion; reinvestments to deter recidivism can reduce the financial and […]
Expansion Dim for VA Caregiver Program
Expansion Dim for VA Caregiver Program Albuquerque Journal; Tom Philpott, 10/6/2014 For older generations of spouses, mothers and other […]
MLTC Relative Success, Though Questions Remain
NYAPRS Note: Though the premise of the below article is the relative success of NY’s Managed Long Term Care model, […]
NYT: Doctors Find Barriers to Sharing Digital Medical Records
NYAPRS Note: Despite state efforts to integrate data sharing systems and create minimum parameters, EHRs remain largely incumbent upon private […]
MIA Film Festival 10/9-12
NYAPRS Note: Mad in America’s first International Film Festival will take place in Arlington, MA this week, October 9-12. Visit […]
NYT: A Couple Gaining Independence, and Finding a Bond
NYAPRS Note: This isn’t the typical news story about a closed institution. Many such exposes discuss a (very real) lack […]
WHAM Grads Talk Outcomes, Funding for Peer Programs in 10/6 Webinar
NYAPRS Note: Don’t forget—register today for the opportunity to hear WHAM graduates give feedback, discuss outcomes, and offer advice on […]
Medicare Fines 2, 610 Hospitals in Third Round of Readmission Penalties
NYAPRS Note: In the top 5 states with the most percentage of hospitals fined is NY, with a total of […]
CA Law Gives Workers Paid Sick Time
NYAPRS Note: Several states are moving in the direction of offering mandatory paid sick time for workers that don’t receive […]
US Children Diagnosed Bipolar 72x More than Kids in UK
NYAPRS Note: In a little reported study this summer, researchers revealed that in the first cross-national study of pediatric diagnostic […]
Save the Date for the 5th Annual PROS Academy!
New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the Recovery […]
Cuomo Tells Agency Heads to Hold Spending Amid Surplus
NYAPRS Note: Amid speculation that Cuomo may use $4b in legal settlement surplus to invest in state reforms in 2016, […]
More than 1/2 Killed by SF Police have MH Diagnosis
NYAPRS Note: The accounts in the article below are so graphically written I found them difficult to read. But the […]
Edye Schwartz to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from MHA Westchester
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to via the MHA of Westchester. They’re giving our own Edye Schwartz their highest honor, […]
NYC NYAPRS Forum 10/7 and Save the Date for LI and Hudson Valley (2)
NYAPRS Note: Join us next Tuesday, 10/7, in Brooklyn for our NYC fall regional forum! Hear the latest about changes […]
OM: MH Market Reaches 44m, $147b in Annual Spending
NYAPRS Note: This Open Minds feature from the spring still offers predictive and relevant market information for behavioral health reform, […]
NYC NYAPRS Forum 10/7 and Save the Date for LI and Hudson Valley
NYAPRS Note: Join us next Tuesday, 10/7, in Brooklyn for our NYC fall regional forum! Hear the latest about changes […]
MRLC on 10/8; Peter Campanelli on Housing Options
NYAPRS Note: Join us next Wednesday for a Medicaid Redesign Learning Collaborative webinar on housing. We are pleased to have […]
WHAM Grads Discuss Peer Delivered Implementation and Outcomes in NC Webinar
NYAPRS Note: Just a couple days left to register for this free webinar from the National Council highlighting graduates of […]
MIA: Don’t Reframe a Housing Crisis as a MH Crisis
NYAPRS Note: The below MIA article summarizes an open letter written by the Vancouver Community of Drug Users to their […]
CMS Revises ‘Meaningful Use’ Criteria for Electronic Records
NYAPRS Note: Understanding electronic health records and the ways physicians check and share valuable information about clients is becoming increasingly […]
Lack of MH Education Constrains Nurses, Reproduced Stigma
NYAPRS Note: Problems facing the national health system in the UK mirror ours in the US in some striking ways. […]
Waiving Regulations for Integrated Care in DSRIP
NYAPRS Note: The state’s ability to modify regulations or state agency requirements under a new delivery system shows a promising […]
Solitary Confinement to End for Adolescents at Rikers Island
Solitary Confinement to End for Youngest at Rikers Island New York Times; Michael Schwirtz, 9/28/2014 Although experts have spoken […]
Exciting Changes in Iowa Resemble NY’s Experiment in Regional Organizing
NYAPRS Note: Regional organization in Iowa may not be at the behest of DSRIP, but the way they are preparing […]
SAMHSA: New TIP Addresses Trauma and Behavioral Health Services
NYAPRS Note: Download or order your free copy of SAMHSA new Treatment Improvement Protocol on trauma-informed care. Visit SAMHSA […]
NYT: A Father’s Last Wish, and a Daughter’s Anguish
NYAPRS Note: The heartbreaking and beautifully written article below details a not unfamiliar story. I’m sure that all of us […]
‘Can’ Offers an Illuminating Look at Recovery and Culture
Last week’s NYAPRS conference featured all of the best we seek to offer to the 650 attendees who were present….a […]
Call for Proposals: NYC 2015 Peer Specialist Conference
Call for Proposals New York City’s Ninth Annual Peer Specialists Conference At New York University’s Kimmel Center Thursday, July 23, […]
NYT: Tougher Than They Look; Resilience and Well-being
NYAPRS Note: When my graduate school professors discussed resilience, it always bothered me. Decades of looking for tools to measure […]
CPI Radio on Peer Supported Economic Empowerment
NYAPRS Note: Follow the link below to hear Peggy Swarbrick and Oscar Jimenez-Soloman discuss economic empowerment. This issue is key […]
NASMHPD: Peer Provider Workforce Enhancement through Recruitment, Supervision, and Retention
NYAPRS Note: The attached document is an examination of current practices in recruiting, retaining, and managing peer support specialists in […]
The Personal is the Political: Reflections on an Advocacy Journey
NYAPRS Note: In what many conference attendees remarked was the best keynote address they had ever heard, Leah Harris detailed […]
OASAS, DOH Introduce Website to Combat Heroin Use
NYAPRS Note: Visit the new website — http://combatheroin.ny.gov/ — to learn more about prevention and how to get help for […]
MRLC: Housing Options and Managed Care with Peter Campanelli
NYAPRS Note: We hope you enjoyed the 32nd Annual NYAPRS Conference! It was filled with not only the latest information […]
NYS BH Providers Make Presentation to DSRIP Performing Provider Systems
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, a group representing an array of NYS behavioral health advocacy associations made a presentation to DSRIP Performing […]
CMS Aims to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes
CMS Announces National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Exceeds Goal to Reduce Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Homes AP; […]
Healing Therapies Used in Trauma Counseling Target Physical Response
The Drumbeat Begins to Change in Mental Health Counseling Buffalo News; Scott Scanlon, 9/22/2014 I’ve interviewed dozens of mental health […]
NC: Feedback from WHAM Graduates, Outcomes, and Sustaining Funding for a Peer Program
NYAPRS Note: Learn more about Whole Health Action Management from graduates putting it into practice. Register for free below: […]
NYS Releases Provider Manual for HCBS Designation, Implementation for HARPs
NYAPRS Note: We are pleased to announce that OMH, OASAS, and DOH have released a manual that will serve as […]
Upstate Forums for MCO Technical Assistance Announced by State Agencies
OMH, OASAS, and DOH Announce Upstate BH Medicaid Managed Care Kick-Off Forums 9/19/2014; http://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/News/2014/upstate-kickoffs-announce.pdf The New York State Office […]
NYAPRS NYC Fall Forum – Save the Date! 10/7 at Brooklyn Borough Hall
NYAPRS Note: In the NYC area? Join us for our fall regional forum on 10/7! Hear the most recent news […]