TODAY TUESDSAY NOVEMBER 28!
Our newly re-branded Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) urges you to support our landmark efforts to promote powerful self and system advocacy through local, state and federal advocacy actions and events and support for participation at our nationally acclaimed Annual Conference and NYS and National DC Advocacy Days via grassroots advocacy supported by event scholarships and funding for transportation.
HELP PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR VOICE AND COMMUNIT WITH A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION!
2023 Alliance Actions to Promote Human Rights and Recovery-Focused
Peer Support and Rehabilitation Services
New York State
Funding for Community Agencies and the Workforce! 8.5 and 4% COLAs
Fighting for Rights! creation of 4 Voluntary Peer Engagement and Support (INSET) Initiatives; a new AOT study comparing outcomes from voluntary vs coercive measures and the development of draft revised Psychiatric Advance Directives form
Help People Find Housing & Employment! 500 new Housing First Beds an expansion of the Medicaid Buy-In program
Criminal Justice Reform! passage of Clean Slate Legislation and creation of the Daniel’s Law Task Force
Insurance Parity: Commercial plans will be required to cover mobile crisis teams, crisis residential as well as critical time intervention services, effective January 2025
Federal Advocacy
Support for new SAMHSA office of Recovery; Efforts to secure passage of the PEER Act and advocacy for increased enforcement of the ADA’s Olmstead mandate by the US Department of Justice
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