Archives for December 2015

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS’ Len Statham. NYESS Administrative Employment Network Presents:   Effectively Utilizing the  Ticket to […]

Deadline Extended on Forensic Peer Initiatives Survey! The College for Behavioral Health Leadership Peer Leaders Interest Group, The Temple University […]

NYAPRS Note: A recently released government-funded study found that early intervention modalities that address first-episode psychosis have had notable success. […]

Good Afternoon, The timeline for the implementation of Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) for the HARP […]

NYAPRS Note: As the following piece reports, the mid-December release of the congressional FY 2016 spending bill included both funding […]

NYAPRS Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]

NYAPRS Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed an executive order that removes juvenile offenders from adult prisons and places them […]

NYAPRS Note: The Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP) is conducting a free Peer Specialist training beginning in early February, and […]

NYAPRS Note: As a direct result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of uninsured Americans became insured in 2014. […]

NYAPRS Note: According to a new report from SAMHSA, more Americans are seeking help for opioid abuse – particularly heroin […]

NYAPRS Note: Today’s Albany Times Union features a very timely Op Ed from NYAPRS Policy Specialist Tom Templeton that focuses […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece relates to the recent NYS settlement that is expected to reduce the prison solitary population […]

NYAPRS Note: Advocates have been working for decades to get New York State and NYC to provide people with psychiatric […]

NYAPRS Note: According to a recent report by Germany’s chamber of psychotherapists, half of the refugees housed in Germany are […]

NYAPRS Note: Representative Joe Kennedy III introduced legislation last week that would require insurance providers to disclose to federal regulators […]

NYAPRS Note: On January 14, 2016 at 1 PM EST The College of Behavioral Health Leadership is hosting a webinar […]

NYAPRS Note: The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is organizing a Thunderclap – a social media flash mob – on January […]

NYAPRS Note: The Employment Resource Book is a terrific comprehensive, action-oriented guide developed by the Center for Practice Innovations and […]

NYAPRS Note: Health Management Associates (HMA) is hosting a free webinar on January 14 from 1-2 PM EST to discuss […]

NYAPRS Note: The interrelationships between physical and mental health are have become commonly understood and an increased driver for national […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo’s plan to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for state workers begins on […]

NYAPRS Note: Increasing funding and providing better access to mental health services yields both positive and measurable outcomes. California’s university […]

NYAPRS Note: See attached flyer regarding the SAMHSA funded NAADAC Minority Fellowship Program for Addiction Counselors     NAADAC Minority […]

NYAPRS Note: Over the next 5 years, New York will be moving as much of 90% of healthcare payments to […]

NYAPRS Note: Increasingly, we are discussing the decarceration movement – the push for the release of persons with mental health […]

NYAPRS Note: Mental health courts are a popular form of diversion for people with mental health conditions who have had […]

NYAPRS Note: Overcoming the wrongful mixing of mental health policy improvements with violence prevention and failures to reach bi-partisan collaborative […]

NYAPRS Note: The Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration released a report on Thursday that detailed its success in providing housing and […]

NYAPRS Note: The number of children who have been prescribed psychotropic medication is staggering. Dr. Allen Frances calls it an […]

NYAPRS Note: Sixty-five percent of incarcerated persons meet the criteria for a substance use condition and more than half meet […]

Attached is a copy of how the SAMHSA budget has fared in the proposed Congressional budget deal.   The budget […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYCLU and NYS announced an agreement today that will overhaul solitary confinement in the state’s prison system. […]

NYAPRS Note: Tomorrow at 1 PM Project Amp is hosting a free 60-minute webinar for folks who want to learn […]

  NYAPRS Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as […]

NYAPRS Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, […]

NYAPRS Note: The RAND Corp. and NYU’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research have been charged with evaluating the […]

Correction: Please use this link!   Friends,   I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of […]

Friends,   I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of peer-run organizations that have programs and/or […]

NYAPRS Note: On January 14, 2016 at 1 PM EST The College of Behavioral Health Leadership is hosting a webinar […]

NYAPRS Note: As we hoped, Governor Cuomo signed A.836/S.633, legislation that expands mental health and suicide prevention training for corrections […]

ALERT: Action Needed Now to Pass A.836/S.633! DEADLINE IS TODAY!!!     Tell the Governor That Correction Officers and Staff […]

Friends,   I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of peer-run organizations that have programs and/or […]

  NYAPRS Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as […]

NYAPRS Note: Being a young person with a mental health condition can be very challenging and socially isolating. Fortunately for […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the efforts of NYAPRS Cultural Competence Committee member Luis Lopez and in concert with the efforts […]

Drug May Give Those Leaving Jail A Better Shot At Recovery Authorities turn to Vivitrol to cut rates of addiction, […]

New Push For $15 Minimum Wage At State-Contracted Nonprofits Advocates call for state subsidies, but let de Blasio off the […]

NYAPRS Note: Prescription pain medications are abused by nearly 2 million Americans, resulting in health complications or death for far […]

I don’t know if there’s a one of you out there in the greater NYAPRS e-news universe who hasn’t received […]

NYAPRS Note: It is widely expected that Governor Cuomo will increase the minimum wage to $15/hour in NYS, which may […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS Senator David Carlucci held a press conference yesterday afternoon urging Governor Cuomo to sign S.633 –legislation that […]

NYAPRS Note: NAMI has released its third annual review of the states with mixed findings: fewer states increased mental health […]

Primary Care Physicians in Ten Countries Report Challenges Caring for Patients with Complex Health Needs The Commonwealth Fund  December 2015 […]

NYAPRS Note: The de Blasio Administration is making an extraordinary commitment to improve the way the criminal justice system addresses […]

Thanks to the International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) for this information.   December 10, 2015 Webinar on “Understanding Trans […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a NYS Medicaid Reform 101 summary aimed at providing a simple backdrop to understanding where we are […]

CORRECTION TO EARLIER MESSAGE THAT REFERRED TO BILL AS S.663 – IT IS S.633 AND IS CORRECT BELOW. ———————————————————————-   […]

NYAPRS Note: The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) has released a brief that outlines some of the initial lessons […]

ALERT: Action Needed Now to Pass A.836/S.663! Tell the Governor That Correction Officers and Staff Need Proper Training to Address […]

The Senate is expected to vote later today on a budget reconciliation bill that will repeal key provisions of the […]

NYAPRS Note: New Speaker of The House Paul Ryan’s remarks that repeatedly connect mental health conditions with gun violence have, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS intends to be a very active member of a coalition of community mental health service advocates who […]

NYAPRS Note: After a long struggle, disability rights lawyers and advocates were able to win both a legal settlement and […]

NYAPRS Note: SAMSHA is offering a free webinar on Monday, December 7th entitled “Coordinated Entry: Perspectives from the Field.” Coordinated […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS’ Cultural Competence Committee is very pleased to present this first in a series of webinars, thanks to […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS’ Cultural Competence Committee is very pleased to present this first in a series of webinars, thanks to […]

NYAPRS Note: The Associated Press has now reported what we recently shared, that Governor Cuomo signed the Mental Health Tax […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s still time to sign up for SAMHSA Innovation Communities, as the deadline is Friday, December 4th. Innovation […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYS Rehabilitation Association and the NY Association of Training and Employment Professionals are holding a one-day summit […]

Democrats Take Aim at GOP’s Medicaid Repeal Party strategists see an opportunity to ding Republicans in tight races for voting […]

NYAPRS Note: A powerful statement from NY Congressman Paul Tonko. Paul is a longtime mental health advocate, who led the […]