NYAPRS Note: This article succinctly details the many considerations that the airline industry must debate before making any resolution about […]
Ny Managed Care Changes, Contracts
NYAPRS Note: A new chart released by the Office of the State Comptroller indicates the breadth of state Medicaid Managed […]
Lessons from the Front Lines: Insights into Trauma-Informed Care for Medicaid’s Complex Populations
NYAPRS Note: Register today for the upcoming CHCS webinar about shifting the paradigm to a trauma-informed system of dealing with […]
Possible Decrease in Military Sexual Assault, but Problem Remains Internationally Horrendous
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday you saw an article about female service persons suicide rates, and the links to trauma and sexual […]
CA’s Simple Plan to Save Skid Row
NYAPRS Note: Approval from the Federal government to use Medicaid dollars for housing is unlikely for California, despite the effectiveness […]
Suicide Rate of Female Military Veterans is Called ‘Staggering’
NYAPRS Note: It is distressing that only recently has research included female service members in its analysis of suicide rates. […]
Research Highlights Diet As Essential, Indicative of Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: As new research continues to shine a light on diet indicators for mental health—including impacts on inflammation and […]
Senate OKs SAFE Act Rollback
NYAPRS Note: Amendments by the NYS Senate to the SAFE Act include a provision that would offer people deemed a […]
Now: View Today’s Kennedy Forum Conference
NYAPRS Note: If you hurry, you can tune in to watch the kickoff plenary presentation at today’s Kennedy Forum Conference […]
N.Y. Groups Raise Alarm Over Medicare Cuts in Trade Bill
NYAPRS Note: Congress is seeking to pay for one bill that protects American workers and families by gutting Medicare funding. […]
Schizophrenia, Does it Exist or Not?
NYAPRS Note: Brought to us by a group of Dutch medical and non-medical providers, advocates, and consumers is the below […]
Chemicals Have Consequences: Antidepressants, Pregnancy, and the NY Times
NYAPRS Note: Many people read, either here through enews or in the NY Times last week, the article The Secret […]
MCTAC: June 15 NYC Training for HCBS Providers and Health Home Leads
The Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) has announced the following training for NYC Health Homes, adult behavioral health HCBS […]
Register Now! Ira S. Stevens Memorial Conference; Sponsored by the MHA of Westchester
NYAPRS Note: Register today for the Ira S. Stevens Memorial Conference in Westchester on 6/23! This conference features nationally renowned […]
Respite Home Opens in Brighton MA
NYAPRS Note: We look forward to learning more about this newly opened respite center in Massachusetts, joining other organizations in […]
5 Big Changes in New Medicaid Managed Care Rules
NYAPRS Note: New York already has the highest standards in the nation for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, but the many […]
SAVE THE DATE- Next MRLC Webinar; Managing through Informed Decision Making
NYAPRS Note: Preparing yourself for the unknown takes not just preparation but the development of a plan. In this webinar […]
Remembering John Nash: Reflections on a Complex Legacy
NYAPRS Note: The untimely death of John Nash and his wife, Alicia, on May 23 shook individuals from many communities. […]
Mobile Apps Improving Outcomes & Lowering Costs – Webinar TODAY
NYAPRS Note: This free webinar today could be an excellent opportunity to understand program transformation from an agency that successfully […]
A New Era of BH Systems: Reflections on NYAPRS Executive Seminar
NYAPRS Note: This astute reflection on the NYAPRS Executive Seminar from David Bucciferro contrasts a few of the specific opportunities […]
NYAPRS Action Alert: Call Assembly NOW To Preserve NYC Supportive Housing From Discriminatory Process!!
NYAPRS Action Alert! CALL the NYS ASSEMBLY TODAY and tell them to VOTE NO on Bill A.02553A!! This […]
Peer Specialist Wage and Salary Survey For Staff and Employers
NYAPRS Note: If you are a peer specialist or work for organization that employs peer specialists, please take a few […]
Mental Health More Problematic For People Experiencing Poverty
Mental Illness Is A Much Bigger Problem For The Poor, New Study Shows Huffington Post; Jonathan Cohn, 5/28/2015 On Thursday, […]
Clinton’s Campaign Makes Substance Abuse, Mental Health Key Issues
NYAPRS Note: Any political candidate weighs heavily the options to take on polarizing social issues as a benchmark of their […]
The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy With Depression
NYAPRS Note: This lengthy article details the complexities of antepartum depression. Though the first story describes how psychopharmacology could have […]
Webinar: Peers As Crisis Service Providers
NYAPRS Note: There is a growing awareness of state agencies, researchers, providers, and community members that persons with lived experience […]
Meet NYC’s Largest Human-Services Agency
NYAPRS Note: Excerpts from Crain’s below offer a glimpse into the unprecedented transition of assets from FEGS to JBFCS in […]
Peer Support in the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Primary Care
NYAPRS Note: As the nation transitions to integrated care models that promote outreach, engagement, and systemic approaches to well-being, peer […]
Advocates Call on Albany to Limit ‘Fail First’ Insurance Policies
NYAPRS Note: Fail First insurance policies are often cited as an example of how far the US is away from […]
NYU Changes Its Policy On Reviewing Applicants’ Criminal Background
NYAPRS Note: A small step, but the news below may go a long way toward the “Ban the Box” campaign […]
Self-Direction; Considerations and Implementation Webinar This Friday 5/29
NYAPRS Note: Join NASMHPD and Mental Health America for a webinar detailing aspects of designing and implementing self-direction for behavioral […]
CNY: $1B added to DSRIP program
NYAPRS Note: Much is left unknown still about the extra funds allocated to the DSRIP program, including where the money […]
BRSS TACS Webinar Today; Family Organization Collaborations
NYAPRS Note: Register for this webinar, hosted at 1PM this afternoon, to learn more about how family focused organizations can […]
NYC Council Speaker Taps Former Inmate for Correction Board
NYAPRS Note: In NYC, a person with lived experience in the criminal justice system will now act as a partner […]
Addiction Treatment Hard to Find, Even as Overdose Deaths Soar
Addiction Treatment Hard to Find, Even as Overdose Deaths Soar USA Today; Liz Szabo, 5/24/2015 With nearly 44,000 deaths […]
VICE: Institutionalized – Mental Health Behind Bars
NYAPRS Note: VICE News takes an in-depth look at mental health in Cook County Jail in Chicago, which is said […]
Tumblr Encourages Users to Speak Up About MH Issues
NYAPRS Note: Social media networks including Facebook and not Tumblr are encouraging people to speak openly about mental health issues […]
A Mental Health Epidemic In The Newsroom
A Mental-Health Epidemic In The Newsroom Huffington Post; Gabriel Arana, 5/18/2015 This is the first installment in our series on […]
Utah Police Cite Medicaid Expansion as Crime Prevention Tool
NYAPRS Note: The below article offers a nuanced approach from law enforcement officials in Utah, who are backing Medicaid expansion […]
Parachute NYC Highlights Success of Peer Crisis Model, Impact of Community Access
NYAPRS News: Below are two excellent articles highlighting Community Access’ Parachute NYC crisis respite center. The tone of the articles […]
Human Rights Watch: Force Against Prisoners with Psychiatric Disabilities
NYAPRS Note: This scathing report on the United States’ criminal justice system outlines the human rights abuses inflicted upon persons […]
No Asylum for Asylums
NYAPRS Note: In this opinion article, New York OMH’s Chief Medical officer Dr. Lloyd Sederer strips the romanticism from the […]
SMI Found to Drop in Young, Defying Perceptions
NYAPRS Note: Many of our readers have sent this to me since the story broke in the Times last night. […]
Breaking: Update to Murphy Bill Released This Morning
NYAPRS Note: See below a news release for Representative Tim Murphy’s bill ‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act’. We will […]
Action Alert: Join NYAIL and Disability Advocates by Calling to Support AHHA!
NYAPRS Note: Support the independence of persons with disabilities by joining NYAIL and other disability rights organizations in a day […]
Don’t Answer That! San Fran v. Sheehan Ends Without Dramatic Decision
NYAPRS Note: Many advocates across the country have been watching the San Francisco v. Sheehan Supreme Court case closely. A […]
NYT: Rise in Suicide by Black Children Surprises Researchers
NYAPRS Note: The results of the study detailed below emphasizes the need for cultural competence across a range of preventive […]
CHP: CMS, NYS Discussing Possible Billion More for DSRIP
NYAPRS Note: The lead hospitals of Performing Provider Systems in NY’s hospital transformation project have received their final valuations for […]
Bazelon Webinar: Mental Health and the New HCBS Regulation, 6/18
NYAPRS Note: This webinar is particularly important for advocates across the country who encourage state health agencies to move toward […]
Alternatives Conference Call for Presentations
Key Themes From DSRIP Waivers in 4 States
NYAPRS Note: This brief environmental scan offers key insights into how DSRIP has been effective and challenging in other states. […]
ACMHA Project Involves Peer Support of At-Risk Individuals
NYAPRS Note: Read the article and access the links below to learn more about how initiatives sparked at ACHMA are […]
Ex-Inmates Navigate Access to Healthcare as Many Remain in Medicaid Limbo
NYAPRS Note: This article elucidates that need for a form of presumptive eligibility in New York, to allow people leaving […]
Community Mental Health Assessment Course for HCBS eligibility
Changing Conversation About Marijuana May Improve Public Health
NYAPRS Note: As New York politicizes the issue of marijuana use, policy assessments are typically binaries of one another and […]
Webinar on Peers as Crisis Service Providers-Peer Respites, Outreach and More, 6/10
Peers as Crisis Service Providers A webinar by the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery will take place Wednesday, June […]
MCTAC UM Learning Community; Sign Up Now!
NYAPRS Note: New York behavioral health agencies preparing for a transition to managed care should review the four-point utilization management […]
HP: A Prescription for Mental Health in America
NYAPRS Note: NYS OMH Medical Director Dr. Lloyd Sederer outlines a route to well-being for the mental health system in […]
OM: Ohio To Implement Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign & 1915(i) Amendment
NYAPRS Note: The below overview of Ohio’s investment in Medicaid Redesign relevant to the behavioral health community offers a glimpse […]
The Westchester IRA Stevens Conference You Won’t Want To Miss
NYAPRS Note: Join the MHA of Westchester and your mental health community on 6/23 in Tarrytown, for the renowned Ira […]
NYT: Too Many in Jail? Abolish Bail
NYAPRS Note: This recent op-ed contribution offers a critical look at an outdated method of retaining accused persons awaiting trial. […]
NYC First Lady McCray Launches MH Program for Youth
Chirlane McCray Launches Bellevue Hospital Program for Kids with Mental Health Problems By Erin Durkin New York Daily News May […]
MHA May 29 Webinar on Self-Directed Care Features Hendry, Gilmore
NYAPRS Note: One of the most transformative approaches available involves putting service dollars in the hands of recovering people, to […]
CNY: NYC Budget Office Finds Gaps in Correctional MH Spending
I.B.O.: Rikers Slow To Meet Mental Health Obligations By Gloria Pazmino Capital New York May 11, 2015 The city’s […]
Who is NYS Sen. John Flanagan, New NYS Senate Majority Leader?
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS extends our congratulations and warm wishes to the NYS Senate’s new Majority Leader, Long Island Senator John […]
IOM Taps 15 ‘Vital Signs’ for Assessing and Monitoring Progress of the Nation’s Health
Fifteen ‘Vital Signs’ for Assessing and Monitoring Progress of the Nation’s Health Identified in New IOM Report WASHINGTON – […]
CNY: NYC First Lady McCray Ties Mental Health To Income Inequality
NYAPRS Note: It’s now clear that NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray has emerged as a vibrant new leader on behalf […]
May 16 Mulinational Demonstrations call for ECT Ban
NYAPRS Note: While NYAPRS believes in informed choice and recognizes that a number of people knowingly choose and report benefit […]
Designer of “Patient Activation Measure” Next MRLC Webinar Presenter May 18th, 2PM (2)
NYAPRS Note: Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements requires the participation of activated and informed consumers. Join us […]
Usher in Medicare Smart Cards
NYAPRS Note: While other industries have proceeded swiftly into use of new technologies, healthcare is mired in an insecure past. […]
Overkill: Unnecessary Medical Care Harming People Physically and Financially – What Can We Do About It?
NYAPRS Note: An excellent article to tuck away for a Saturday-morning read; Atul Gawande’s treatise below encounters the many systemic […]
MHANYS Celebrates Tonight With Spring Reception, Auction, and Mental Health Celebration!
NYAPRS Note: Did you know that you can support MHANYS and celebrate Mental Health Month tonight in Delmar, NY? Show […]