Archives for January 2016

NYAPRS Note: New York State Tax Forms are out for 2015 filings, and we are very pleased that there is […]

NYAPRS Note: Recovery to Practice is presenting its final Crisis and Recovery webinar in Tuesday, February 2 from 1-2 PM […]

NYAPRS Note: New York’s massive DSRIP initiative is completing its first year of planning and network development. Key to its […]

NYAPRS Note: Mental Health Europe recently put together a video on mental health recovery, providing testimonials from professionals and consumers […]

NYAPRS Note: According to a recent study out of Ohio State University – the first of its kind – people […]

NYAPRS Note: Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that drug overdose deaths – particularly […]

NYAPRS Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]

NYAPRS Note: While testifying for the New York State Legislature at a budget hearing on Monday, State Health Commissioner Dr. […]

NYAPRS Note: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray announced ‘ThriveNYC: A Mental Health Roadmap for All’ […]

NYAPRS Note: President Obama’s op-ed in today’s Washington Post outlines a series of executive actions around the use of solitary […]

NYAPRS Note: With registration upwards of 325, there’s only a few seats Don’t miss this timely opportunity to join state […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Council for Behavioral Health along with their partners,  Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS nonprofits would like to give their workers higher salaries in keeping with Governor Cuomo’s proposal to hike […]

NYAPRS Note: In the wake of a hearing on looking at several US Senate mental health bills, several leaders expressed […]

New York’s DSRIP Project Approval and Oversight Panel met yesterday to hear progress reports from downstate Performing Provider System (PPS) […]

NYAPRS Note: Here is a terrific, short video on what mental health recovery means. It was developed by the Scottish […]

NYSOMH: Recovery Center and Peer Workforce Support Request for Proposals (RFP) The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) […]

NYAPRS Note: According to a recent poll, African-American students feel less academically and emtionally prepared for college than their peers, […]

NYAPRS Note: The following article notes the incongruity of President Obama tying his executive actions on gun control to mental […]

NYAPRS Note: The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions is offering a free webinar on February 4 from 2PM – […]

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is currently holding a hearing entitled “Improving the Federal Response to […]

NYAPRS Note: SAMHSA’s Winter Webinar Series continues on January 26, from 1-2 PM EST, and is entitled: “Recovery-Oriented Community-Focused Responses […]

NYAPRS Note: The following two articles – one from the Buffalo News, and one from the New York Daily News […]

Mental Health Legislation in the Senate: Hearings and Updates By Leah Harris Campaign for Real Change in Mental Health Policy […]

NYAPRS Note: Please join us on January 21 from 12-1 PM for a free webinar entitled “Advancing Cultural Competence in […]

NYAPRS Note: According to the results of the recent Mental Health and Suicide Survey, college-aged adults are more likely to […]

NYAPRS Note: Although there is popular enthusiasm for Gov. Cuomo’s proposed $15/hour minimum wage hike, nonprofit agencies are scrambling wondering […]

NYAPRS Note: We are greatly saddened at the loss of Jeff Wise, one of New York State’s top longtime advocates […]

NYAPRS Note: As many of you know, our 19th Annual Legislative Day is coming up on February 23rd here in […]

NYAPRS Note: Several key criminal justice initiatives were unveiled in Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address on Wednesday, one […]

NYAPRS Note: Please join us on January 21 from 12-1 PM for a free webinar entitled “Advancing Cultural Competence in […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                        January 13, 2016 First Look at the NYS 2016-17 Executive Budget […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address takes place at 12:30 PM today, followed by the highly anticipated […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) is presenting a free webinar on January 27, 2016 from 3:00 […]

NYAPRS Note: Although Governor Cuomo has introduced 14 signature initiatives in advance of today’s State of the State address and […]

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

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo announced a series of criminal justice reforms on Sunday that will be part of the proposed […]

NYAPRS Note: We must ensure that there is a strong consumer and recipient voice in monitoring the impact of the […]

        The NYAPRS Collective in collaboration with the  Managed Care Technical  Assistance Center and Health Management Associates […]

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

NYAPRS Note: A study funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Boston Medical Center found […]

NYAPRS Note: Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) has developed two mini-modules entitled (1) “Dual Recovery,” that discusses the effectiveness of […]

NYAPRS Note: Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is suing that state and area providers for failing to intervene to help […]

NYAPRS Note: The Obama administration announced a new pilot program – the Accountable Health Communities Model – on Tuesday, designed […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Institute for Mental Health’s study on first episode psychosis (RAISE) demonstrates remarkable outcomes for individuals who […]

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

NYAPRS Note: Included in yesterday’s proposals by President Obama to prevent unlawful gun ownership is a provision that would require […]

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

NYAPRS Note: The University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking responses from peer specialists for a research survey that asks […]

Given how many homeless individuals have mental health conditions, NYAPRS is continuing to keep a close focus on the impact […]

NYAPRS Note: Dutchess County, in upstate New York, is rolling out a very innovative 24-hour Crisis Stabilization Center that will […]

NYAPRS Note: Here are some reactions to and clarifications about Governor Cuomo’s executive order directing authorities to remove homeless people […]

NYAPRS Note: Included in President Obama’s initiatives to reduce gun violence that were released yesterday (see full release at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our) […]

Obama Dares GOP for Mental Health Reforms By Sarah Ferris The Hill 01/05/16 02:13 PM EST   President Obama is […]

NYAPRS Note: Great thanks are due to Allen Daniels and his team for providing us with a very timely look […]

NYAPRS Note: As former NYSOMH Commissioner and New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Chair Michael Hogan points out in his […]

NYAPRS Note: According to a recently released nationwide survey in the United Kingdom, more than three-quarters of students have experienced […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo’s executive order requiring local governments to bring homeless people off the streets, using mental hygiene law […]