Last Call to Register for Tuesday’s NYAPRS Legislative Day!
Don’t miss this TOMORROW’S NYAPRS virtual Annual Legislative Day (Tuesday February 23) that will feature an extraordinary line up of advocates and government officials. You can use the following zoom link to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5uUerGfRS4OWKRv7bQhXnw, see our final schedule below and download the attached Legislative Day book of our priorities that you can email to your respective state legislators before your appointments during NYAPRS February 23-March 5 Legislative Days. ‘See’ you tomorrow!
NYAPRS 22nd Annual Legislative Day Program
Tuesday, February 23, 2020
Final Program Schedule
10:00 am Welcome Comments Music by Michael Skinner, Surviving Spirit
10:05 am NYAPRS 2021-2022 State Public Policy Priorities
1. Restore 5% Cut to Community Behavioral Health Services
Glenn Liebman, MHANYS; Taina Laing, Baltic Street AEH
2. Release $22 Million in Community Reinvestment Funding
Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, NYAPRS; Kirsten Vincent, Recovery Options
3. Support $20 Million Allocation for Community Housing
Sebrina Barrett, Association for Community Living
4. HALT the Torture of Solitary Confinement
Jerome Wright, Natasha White, Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement; Jayette Lansbury, NYAPRS LI Regional Co-Coordinator
5. Fund Peer Crisis Counselor/EMT First Responder Teams
Ruth Lowenkron, Correct Crisis Intervention Today-NYC; Cameron Farash, Liberty Resources
6. Oppose Expansion of Inpatient Commitment Standards and Kendra’s Law
Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS
7. Support Voluntary Crisis Stabilization Programs
Steve Miccio, People USA
8. Protect Adult Home Residents’ Safety and Rights and Promote their Successful Transitions to the Community
Geoff Lieberman, Coalition for the Institutionalized Aged and Disabled; Diana Vila and Ruberto Rodriguez, Belle Harbor Manor
9. Extend Funding for Self-Directed Care Initiatives
Keith Aguiar, Community Access, Doug Hovey, Independent Living
10.Revise New York’s Olmstead Most Integrated Setting Plan:
Prioritize Community Alternatives to Nursing Homes and Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities
Doug Hovey, NYAPRS Public Policy Committee; Matthew Pettitte, NYAPRS Employment Committee
11. Pass Legislation Requiring New York to Address the Devasting Consequences of Unresolved Trauma Sean Brennan and Kira Labinger: NYC- Trauma-informed Learning Community/ NYS Trauma-informed Coalition; Deb Faust MHANYS; NYS Trauma-informed Coalition; Alexa Arecchi, Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi
11:05 am FEATURED SPEAKERS (times may change based on availability).
· Dr. Ann Sullivan, Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
· Senator Julia Salazar, Chair, NYS Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
· Kerri Neifeld, Assistant Secretary for Human Services and Mental Hygiene
· Senator Samra Brouk, Chair, Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee
· Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, Chair, Assembly Mental Health Committee
11:50 am Angelia Smith-Wilson, Executive Director, Friends of Recovery NY
Noon: ROLE PLAY OF LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY MEETINGS
12:10 Zoom Calls with Your State Legislators and/or Staff
Please finalize your appointments today!