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Archives for October 2016
How Recovery Values Bring Value in the VBP Pay for Performance Environment: Only 3 weeks to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy! (2)
NYAPRS Note: In just 3 weeks, NYAPRS and our partners will be hosting an extremely timely program that builds on […]
Rand on Promising BH Care Public-Private model for Vets and Their Families
NYAPRS Note: A report published last week by the Rand Corp. described a Long Island model that NorthwellHealth operates jointly […]
Groups Release Free Guide to Voting Rights for People w Mental Disabilities
NYAPRS Note: With thanks to the National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse. Free Guide to Voting Rights for People with […]
Nov. 18 Annual Substance Use & Mental Health Peer Conference in NYC
Peers on a Brink of Sea Change: Opportunities and Challenges in a Transformed System THIRD ANNUAL SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL […]
Helgerson on Life After DSRIP and Critical Value of Community Engagement
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Department of Health has just released Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson’s latest NYS Delivery System Reform Incentive […]
NYAPRS PROS Clearinghouse’s Provider of the Month: Gateway Community Industries
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has been providing individualized support to PROS Medicaid licensed rehabilitation programssince their inception. Here’s the latest example […]
How Recovery Values Bring Value in the VBP Pay for Performance Environment: Only 3 weeks to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy!
NYAPRS Note: In just 3 weeks, NYAPRS and our partners will be hosting an extremely timely program that builds on […]
Fed Task Force Announces: Actions to Ensure Insurance Coverage for BH Conditions
NYAPRS: Just in from the White House: “In March of this year, President Obama established the Mental Health and Substance […]
Kennedy: Passing MH Bill This Year Will Do ‘More Harm than Good’
Patrick Kennedy: Passing Mental Health Reform Bill In Lame Duck ‘More Harm Than Good.‘ Politico October 27, 2016 The former […]
WP, NYT Cite National Efforts to Fight Discrimination & Stigma
NYAPRS Note: Two of the most prominent, widely read publications in the nation give front and center coverage to our […]
Only 3 weeks to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy-Register NOW (2)
NYAPRS Note: Don’t Miss This fabulous program that builds on the solid history of our past 6 annual PROS Academies […]
Alert: Costume Maker Drops Suicide Product, Another Victory for our Community!
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, we told you that advocates had convinced Walmart to stop selling a horrific “ Razor Blade Suicide […]
NYC Expands MH Hotline to 24 Hrs, Adds Follow up, Peer Specialist Services
NYAPRS Note: In yet another groundbreaking advance launched by NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray, the City has expanded its mental […]
HHS Study on Lifting IMD Exclusion Showed Little to No Reduction in Admissions, ER Visits or Spending
NYAPRS Note: A number of advocates and Congressman Tim Murphy’s mental health proposal seeks to bring Medicaid funding to state […]
MHW: 2nd Destination Dignity Rally Advances the Cause of Dignity for our Community
NYAPRS Note: This year’s 2nd annual march for the dignity and rights of Americans with mental health condition was a […]
Only 3 weeks to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy-Register NOW
NYAPRS Note: Don’t Miss This fabulous program that builds on the solid history of our past 6 annual PROS Academies […]
How to Talk to Your Board about Healthcare System Changes: Nov 15 MCTAC Webinar
NYAPRS Note: MCTAC’s Small Business Initiative (SBI) that is coordinated by NYAPRS, ASAP and The Coalition for Behavioral Health is […]
Walmart Takes Down Suicide Scar Makeup, Tell the Maker to Eliminate It!
Walmart Takes Down Suicide Scar Makeup, Tell the Maker to Eliminate It!NYAPRS E News October 24, 2016 Advocates have once […]
TU: Direct Care Workers Rally For Living Wage
NYAPRS Note: A coalition of New York organizations serving people with developmental disabilities is ramping up its campaign to get […]
On the Tragic Death of Deborah Danner
On the Tragic Death of Deborah Danner Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS This past Tuesday, Deborah Danner, a 66 year old woman […]
Bucciferro: Recovery Can Be An Every Day and Every Month Effort
NYAPRS Note: Here’s heartwarming article from long time rehabilitation pioneer and recovery supporter David Bucciferro. David will be a presenter […]
WP: Screening for and Addressing Childhood Trauma Can Avoid Illness in Aduls
NYAPRS Note: While many in our community and field have long understood the connection between childhood trauma and mental health […]
CHCS: Driving Health Care Innovation through DSRIP
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a piece on how DSRIP initiatives are driving innovations across a growing number of states by the […]
HP: Surveilling for Harm and Death Within Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
NYAPRS NOTE: Young advocates from both the US and UK rightly ask why upticks in homelessness and incarceration for our […]
NYSHealth Awards Grants to Empower Health Care Consumers
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Health Foundation has award $1.2 million to advance healthcare consumers’ interests by studying the state’s certificate-of-need […]
Only 1 Month Away: Register Today for NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss our first ever Recovery and Rehabilitation Academy, which brings together PROS and HCBS providers to look […]
Social Security Announces .3% Benefits Hike for 2017
Social Security Announces 0.3 Percent Benefit Increase for 2017 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more […]
MHW: Advocates Find Success in Overturning 3 Discriminatory Depictions of People w MH Conditions
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a wonderful piece about the recent success that mental health advocates for dignity and against discriminatory depictions […]
DOH, Advocates Press PPSs to Spend DSRIP $ on CBO Initiatives
NYAPRS Note: New York’s DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment) has been allocated about $7 million of federal funds to […]
Register Now! NYAPRS Releases Program for Nov 17-18 Rehab and Recovery Academy
Please join us on November 17-18 for NYAPRS’ first ever Recovery and Rehabilitation Academy, which brings together PROS and HCBS providers […]
MH: Chances for Passage of US MH Legislation Still a Tossup
NYAPRS Note: It remains rather uncertain as to whether the US Senate and House will be able to take up […]
Davis: We Must Have Tougher Enforcement of Parity Law
NYAPRS Note: A well stated articulation of why we need states to fully enforce parity laws and to prosecute health […]
OM: BH Spending to $214b, 13.4% Hike Since 2011
Sent To: harveyr@nyaprs.org Update Account|Sign-Up Free Behavioral Health Spending Reached $231.6 Billion In 2015. What Does That Mean? October 6, […]
View NYS DSRIP Oversight Panel Meeting Now
New York State DSRIP Project Approval and Oversight Panel Meeting October 7, 2016, 10:30am View this meeting now at http://www.totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=nysdoh […]
Oct 14 Equity and Inclusion in Leadership for People of Color Networking Call
Have you registered? New STAR Center Leadership Networking Opportunity! Equity and Inclusion in Leadership for People of Color is a national […]
Just a Few Seats Left on Monday 6am NYS Dignity Day Bus!
October 10 NYC Buses History Will Be Made in Washington D.C. Now is the time for us to stand up […]
Last Minute Request (3)
NYAPRS Note: We so appreciate the wonderful support New York’s participation in next Monday’s Destination Dignity DC march is getting […]
Last Minute Request (2)
NYAPRS Note: We so appreciate the wonderful support New York’s participation in next Monday’s Destination Dignity DC march is getting […]
Last Minute Request
Friends, I know this is totally last minute… since the 2nd Annual Destination Dignity Day march will be held next […]
HP: MH Conditions Shouldn’t Be Halloween Entertainment
NYAPRS Note: A public recounting of the historic victory mental health advocates–a broad-based coalition of individuals with lived experience, family […]
SAMHSA: Don’t Miss Fall Cultural Activation Web Training Series
PAW ONLINE CONTACT US SAMHSA’S WELLNESS INITIATIVE October 5, […]
NYC Recovery Providers: Oct. 14 NYC Behavioral Health IT Vendor Fair
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health is providing providers, especially with no or limited Medicaid documentation and billing […]
Under the Microscope Perspectives on Peer Support
NYAPRS Note: Several of you asked for the source material for Lori Ashcraft’s reflections on peer support. Here’s the full […]
Study: Obamacare Improved Access To Care
According to a new study published in the October issue of Health Fairs entitled Access To Care Improved For People Who […]
Must Read: Ashcraft on How Peers “Connect” With Individuals
NYAPRS Note: I usually try to send only up to 4 postings a day but couldn’t wait to share this […]
Empowerment Exchange: Oct 12 Candidates’ Dialogue on MH Policy in Troy
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a wonderful strategy to ensure that folks in our community get to hear and are heard by […]
Empowerment Exchange: Oct 12 Candidates’ Dialogue on MH Policy in Troy (2)
BN: NYS Substance Abuse Agencies Struggling To Retain Staff
NYAPRS Note: Horizon Health Services Ann Constantino on losing staff to insurance companies that pay better: ““It seems wrong that […]
Earley: Passage of US MH Legislation Hinges on Funding Issues, House/Senate Agreements
NYAPRS Note: Noted mental health policy blogger Pete Earley describes below the impediments to passing mental health legislation during the […]
NYT: ‘Medicating a Prophet’ Looks at Impact of Psychosis Treatment, Engagement & Coercion
NYAPRS Note: An extraordinarily candid and thoughtful look at the impact of treatment for psychosis and the impact of coercive […]
Get on the Bus from Long Island for Oct. 10 Dignity Day in DC!
NYAPRS Note: Recovery and rights advocates are preparing to come Washington next Monday from across the eastern seaboard and other […]
TWC: So. Tier Area Advocates Speak out Against Stigma and Shame
NYAPRS Note: Overcoming prejudice and discrimination can happen through laws and policies but, most powerfully, via one conversation and piece […]
USAT: People w MH Conditions are 16x More Likely to be KIlled by Police; Communities Pursue Solutions
NYAPRS Note: Police training, police and community partnerships and police working alongside co-responders who are mental health professionals are among […]
Cuomo Signs MH Education Bill, Sends CJ Waiver Proposal to CMS
NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo took two important steps over the past few days to advance mental health policy in New […]