Archives for August 2016

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HHS Awards $53 Million To Help Address Opioid EpidemicAdditional funding needed to ensure access to evidence-based treatment Today, the U.S. […]

Expanding the Roles of Peer Specialists: Promoting Peer Staff in Crisis Intervention Programs [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1448066/49da4563b46d8f41a52c511dc41f73e5/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=6424087&msgid=111006&act=TX44&c=1448066&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F3eGKFjQ20ZY> Crisis intervention services play an important […]

NYAPRS Note: Please take some time today to urge your US Senator to support S.2680, the Mental Health Reform Act […]

NYAPRS Note: This fall’s NYAPRS Annual Conference will feature the screening of this internationally acclaimed “social action documentary” that will […]

NYAPRS Note: Once again, NYAPRS has to find a way to respond to a very large number of requests for […]

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NYAPRS Note: We’ll be making available mental health policy plans by the Presidential candidates as they become available. Today, Hillary […]

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The NYAPRS Board of Directors is very pleased to acknowledge the efforts of some of our community’s and field’s most […]

NYAPRS Note: According to NYS officials, New York’s DSRIP program aims to “fundamentally restructure the health care delivery system by […]

NYAPRS Note: Once again, NYAPRS has to find a way to respond to a very large number of requests for […]

NYAPRS Note: Another example of how the use of social media is helping to share resources and promote the development […]

NYAPRS Note: The US Senate may soon be taking action on mental health legislation. In a previous posting, our Coalition […]

NYAPRS Note: As more money flows into addiction treatment due in part to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity […]

  Meet our Extraordinary Keynote Panelists at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The Pathway to […]

NYAPRS Note: The Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health has released a 2016 compendium of state mental health Peer […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us our coalition partners at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Please act and share […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from our friend Matt Federici, executive director of the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery, […]

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‘I Wasn’t Crazy.’ A Homeless Woman’s Long War To Prove The Feds Owe Her $100,000. ByPetula DvorakWashington Post August 22, […]

August 24, 2016 SAMHSA/CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) National Advisory Council Meeting will […]

NYAPRS Note: The moment has come to stand up for the dignity and rights of Americans affected by mental health […]

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NYAPRS Note: The US Department of Health and Human Services recently released an assessment of the capability of innovative peer […]

New York State Office of Mental Health Cultural Competence Journey Awards Nomination Form OMH would like to recognize the champions, […]

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Meet one of our Featured Presenters at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities:  The Pathway to […]

NYAPRS Note: While Mary Ellen Copeland didn’t create the concept and practice of Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), she organized […]

Meet one of our Featured Presenters at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities:  The Pathway to […]

NYAPRS Note: A new study underlines the outrage of the great disparity and abysmal rates at which African-American and Hispanic […]

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Regional Advocacy Specialist Salary Range: $50,775 – $62,977 Salary Grade 18 The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. […]

NYAPRS Note: State budget deficits may be in everyone’s future, according to the following piece. The same may be true […]

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NYAPRS Note: Note this timely new blog in Psych Services by Human Services Research Institute’s Bevin Crofts on groundbreaking advances […]

NYAPRS Note: The film “Spotlight” received the Oscar for Best Film last year for its portrayal of the Boston Globe’s […]

NYAPRS Note: Once again, NYAPRS has to find a way to respond to a very large number of requests for […]

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NYAPRS Note: Please join TOMORROW’S Rally outside Governor Cuomo’s NYC office to protest Albany’s delay of its commitment to build […]

NYAPRS Note: While much more prevalent in Europe, groundbreaking Hearing Voices Networks are taking hold in America, as evidenced by […]

NYAPRS Note: Tomorrow ends NYAPRS Conference’s Early Bird offer to get a free registration for every 5 at https://rms.nyaprs.org/event/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=21! We […]

Dear Friends, Today SAMHSA is announcing its new Chief Medical Officer, Anita Everett, M.D. As many of you know, SAMHSA […]

Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community! Dear NYAPRS E-News Readers, […]

NYAPRS Note: Perhaps you have shuddered the same way I have as the media and political groups have moved from […]

The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University Silver School of Social Work The Seeds Of […]

NYAPRS Note: Please see below for an opportunity to join the National Council of Behavioral Health and their partners in […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of NYAPRS Co-President Alison Carroll. Fall 2016 Workplace DBT Training Series What […]

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NYAPRS Note: Our NYAPRS Board and staff are very pleased and proud to share with you full details about our […]

NYAPRS Note: Medication Assisted Recovery has become a critical tool to fight back against opioid abuse. This webinar will feature […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Governors Association has just released step-by-step guide for states seeking to design and implement major changes […]

NYAPRS Note: Alternative healing or complementary medicine techniques like meditation have long been the subject of great interest among people […]

    Meet two of our Featured Presenters at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The […]

Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community!   Dear NYAPRS E-News […]

NYAPRS Note: More on the circular relationship between diabetes and behavioral health conditions. While it has been previously suggested that […]

August First Fridays with BRSS TACS: Improving Infrastructure and Sustainability in Peer-Run and Recovery Community Organizations First Fridays with BRSS […]

NYAPRS Note: A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1853164) noted that “as electronic medical records […]

NYAPRS Note: SAMHSA’s Recovery to Practice initiative, which is operated by Advocates for Human Potential, is hosting a 3 part […]

  Meet one of our Featured Presenters at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities:  The Pathway […]

New Report: “Medicaid Coverage of Social Interventions: A Road Map for States” Social factors, such as income, access to food […]

    Meet one of our Featured Presenters at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The […]

NYAPRS Note: At popular request, our NYAPRS Conference Early Bird Special to register 5 and get one free has been […]