NYAPRS Note: Over the next and following weeks, NYAPRS will be hosting 5 regional forums that will prepare folks for […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
NYAPRS Note: Look for this year’s Executive Seminar’s full program and registration link and information next week! Save the Date […]
NYAPRS Announces “Continuing the Conversation on Oppression, Racism and Health Inequities Webinar Series”, Feb 28 Kickoff
NYAPRS Note: See below for the registration links for this very timely series. In the summer of 2018, providers from across […]
Rise of NY’s Peer Support Movement: Illuminating and Inspiring Ed Knight Interview by Chacku Mathai
Please take a listen to this wonderful interview with Ed Knight by Chacku Mathai that helps trace the rise of […]
2 NYS Regional Health Information Organizations to Merge
NYAPRS Note: In New York, Regional Health Information Organizations are local hubs where area individuals’’ electronic health information is stored […]
Olson: A History of the Open Dialogue Approach in the US
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a recently published account of the development of the ground breaking Open Dialogue approach. See an hour […]
PT: NY Corrections Commissioner Agrees to Spend Night in Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: A central image in the campaign to win enactment in New York of the Humane Alternatives To Long-Term […]
NYT in 1995: ‘Mentally Ill Gaining New Rights As Their Own Lobby’
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a piece in the Times going back to 1995 that highlighted the rise of groups like the […]
MHANYS Voices Concerns about the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a very thoughtful position from our friends at MHANYS on New York’s fast moving proposal to legalize […]
LAT: Ed Knight: “Don’t Give Up Your Delusions Of Grandeur. Those Are Your Goals.”
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Laura Van Tosh, here’s a stirring 1996 news article providing some details of Ed Knight’s inspiring […]
TIME SENSITIVE: Baltic St AEH, Community Access Seek NYC Adult Home Peer Bridgers
BALTIC STREET AEH PEER BRIDGER POSITIONS Program: OMH Adult Home Project Staten Island Position Summary: This project is designed to […]
NYC Forum Makes MH Crisis Response Recommendations
‘You Can’t Just Snap Out Of A Mental Health Crisis’ By Mark Chiusano AMNY January 28, 2019 A forum in […]
NYAPRS Releases Executive Seminar Sponsor/Vendor Prospectus
NYAPRS Note: There’s still time to secure an exhibitor table and serve as a sponsor for NYAPRS’ upcoming Annual Executive […]
Call Your Local NYAPRS Legislative Day Bus Captain to Get on the Bus to Albany on Feb 26th!
NYAPRS Note: It’s time to reserve seats on the NYAPRS Legislative Day bus that is leaving localities from across the […]
PT: NYS State Wants To Expand Medicaid Into Jails, Prisons
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is in very strong support of a current proposal, included in this year’s Executive Budget, to seek […]
In Honor and Memory of Ed Knight
In Honor and Memory of Ed Knight I learned a few days ago that Ed Knight passed away last year. […]
NYAPRS Announces “Continuing the Conversation on Oppression, Racism and Health Inequities Webinar Series”, Feb 28 Kickoff
NYAPRS Note: In the summer of 2018, providers from across New York State gathered at a conference in Albany to learn […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
Save the Date 2019
Call Your Local NYAPRS Legislative Day Bus Captain to Get on the Bus to Albany on Feb 26th!
NYAPRS Note: It’s time to reserve seats on the NYAPRS Legislative Day bus that is leaving localities from across the […]
OMH Statewide Multicultural Advisory Committee Members Needed! Application Attached!
January 24, 2019 The New York State Office of Mental Health’s Bureau of Cultural Competence (BCC) is pleased to announce […]
Correction: NYS Sued for Keeping Prisoners Past Their Release Dates due to Housing Shortage
Correction: We’ve added an italicized portion of the NY Times piece below that was missing in our original posting. The […]
CHP: DOH to Apply for DSRIP Waiver Extension
What’s Next for DSRIP? Crain’s Health Pulse January 24, 2019 State Department of Health officials said they plan to pursue […]
Jan 29 Webinar Launch of Nat Ctr on Advancing Person-Centered Practices & Systems
Webinar 1/29: Launch of the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems Join the NCAPPS launch webinar on January […]
NYS Sued for Keeping Prisoners Past Their Release Dates due to Housing Shortage
NYAPRS Note: The Legal Aid Society and Disability Rights New York have sued New York State for keeping incarcerated individuals […]
OMH Issues RFP to Assists Children’s BH Providers to Succeed
Good Afternoon Everyone, The New York State Office of Mental Health is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for eligible […]
Join Feb 8 NYC Training for NYAPRS Legislative Day!
NYAPRS Legislative Day Tuesday February 26, 2019 Travel with us and Speak Out Meet with Your State Legislators in […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
May 5-7 NYS APSE Employment Conference in the Adks
NYAPRS Note: The NYS APSE Employment Institute is the premier event for supported employment professionals in New York State. This […]
All Hands on Deck for Feb 26 NYAPRS Legislative Day!
NYAPRS Note: While there several positive items in this year’s Executive Budget, two critically important issues were left out: the […]
NYAPRS Announces “Continuing the Conversation on Oppression, Racism and Health Inequities Webinar Series”, Feb 28 Kickoff
NYAPRS Note: In the summer of 2018, providers from across New York State gathered at a conference in Albany to learn […]
NYC First Lady Announces Office of ThriveNYC to Strengthen Citywide MH Services
THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK, NY 10007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2019 CONTACT: pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov, (212) […]
TOMORROW at 3: Watch Crisis Services Livestream Event
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Liebman, Kudish, Coppola Among NYS Health Care Power 50
NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to MHANYS’ Glenn Liebman, NAMI-NYC’s Matt Kudish and ASAP’s John Copolla for being deservedly selected by City […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
MHW: BH Leaders Identify Opportunities, Challenges for Momentous 2019
Opportunities, Challenges for Field in 2019 Signal Busy Year For our first issue of the year, we asked our readers […]
NYAPRS 2nd Look at NYS Budget: Solitary Confinement Reform, Vet to Vet, Prescriber Prevails
NYAPRS Note: Following up on our initial review of what’s in the Governor’s budget of note tour community (see below), […]
NYAPRS First Look at 2019 Budget, Get on the Bus to Feb 26 Legislative Day!
NYAPRS Note: Here are some initial findings in the just released Executive Budget proposal for 2019-20, compiled in tandem with […]
BH Advocates Call for 2.9% Cost of Living Hike (news conference video)
Behavioral Health Advocates Call for 2.9% Cost of Living Hike (news conference video) Thanks to our colleagues across the behavioral […]
Behavioral Health Advocates Unite to Press for a COLA Today in Albany
NYAPRS Note: This morning at 11:30, consumer, family and provider advocates for behavioral health services in New York will join […]
PT: Reform Advocates Pushing Legislation to Limit Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: Criminal justice reform remains a top priority for NYAPRS, especially passage of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) […]
Study: Self-Directed Care Shown to Improve Outcomes and Controlling Costs in Comparison to Traditional Services
NYAPRS Note: Last week, Psychiatric Services posted a landmark study that compared the effectiveness of self-directed care to services delivered […]
This Wednesday: NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Carmel Regional Forum NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months […]
Gov Cuomo to Release Budget Tues, BH Advocates Hold Monday News Conference on the COLA
Governor Cuomo has announced he will present his 2019-2020 Executive Budget this coming Tuesday, January 15th. He will deliver his […]
Last Call: Jan 16 NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Carmel Regional Forum NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months […]
Cal Hedigan to Succeed Steve Coe as Community Access CEO
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS congratulates Cal Hedigan for her appointment as CEO at Community Access in New York City. She succeeds […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
Prominent SI BH Provider Merges with Local Hospital
NYAPRS Note: In a telling move about the state of healthcare, one of the most prominent behavioral health providers in […]
Community Access’ Jan 17th Peer Bridger Hiring Event in Queens
NYAPRS Note: Recent media coverage underscored the acute need for appropriate and adequate supports to assist current NYC adult home […]
FOR-NY is hiring an Executive Director!
Read the full description and learn how to apply here.
Community Access’ Jan 17th Peer Bridger Hiring Event in Queens
NYAPRS Note: Recent media coverage underscored the acute need for appropriate and adequate supports to assist current NYC adult home […]
New NYS BH Workforce Survey Shows a 34% Turnover, 14% Vacancy Rates, Advocates Press for 2.9% COLA
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is working closely with MHANYS and a broad coalition of behavioral health provider, family and consumer advocates […]
NYC Peer Jobs! Jan 18 Baltic St AEH Job Fair for Peer Bridgers, Housing, Education & Employment Specialists
Support the International Association of Peer Supporters
NYAPRS Note: Since 2004, The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) has served at the only nation-wide organization to represent the interests of the peer […]
SAMHSA/APA Launch Clinical Support System Resource
NYAPRS Note: The American Psychiatric Association has launched a SAMHSA funded Clinical Support System-SMI Resource’s whose mission is “to advance […]
Jan 16 NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Carmel Regional Forum
OMH Seeks Opioid Initiatives Project Manager
NYAPRS Note: OMH is looking to fill a new position aimed at improving rates of screening for and managing opioid […]
‘The Costly Price of Benefits’ for WNY/CNY Provider: Join the NeC-ATTC/NYAPRS Learning Collaborative
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS’ Len Statham: “Our friends at the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center […]
Jan 7 OMH Webinar on Employment: The Path to Recovery
Topic: Employment: The Path To Recovery This web seminar, hosted by Christopher Coyle, Mental Health Program Specialist for the NYS […]
Call for Applications: 2019 BRSS TACS Capacity Building TA Opportunity
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) […]
WSJ: Joint Commission Accredited More Than 100 Psychiatric Hospitals Despite Abuses
NYAPRS Note: The following investigative report raises very serious questions about the Joint Commission’s oversight of US private and public […]
Baltic St AEH Seeks Peer Bridgers, Housing, Education & Employment Specialists in NYC
Housing Specialist Job Posting Peer Advocate Job Posting
Cuomo 3rd Inaugural Address Underscores Efforts to End Cash Bail, Conversion Therapy
NYAPRS Note: Upon beginning his third term yesterday at an inaugural address on Ellis Island, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged […]
TU: Burnout, Low Pay Take Toll on NY Human Service Agencies, Advocates Seek 2.9% COLA
NYAPRS Note: A powerful example of why we’ve joined with our colleagues to fight for a 2.9% COLA in the […]
Thousands Held In NY’s Prisons Will Spend The Holidays In Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has long worked to advance policies that promote criminal justice system diversion and re-entry services and to […]
Jan 16 NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months with a January 16 […]
Gov. Cuomo Enacts MH/SUD Parity Report Act, Providing Transparency on Compliance with Federal & State MH/SUD Parity Laws
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to a strong advocacy push by more than two dozen statewide organizations and 5 national groups representing […]
Gov Cuomo Announces Minimum Wage Increases for 2018
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo released details of the schedule for implementation of the minimum wage increase across NYS. In addition, […]
MH: ACA Repeal Wouldn’t Stop Transition to Value-Based Payment
ACA Repeal Wouldn’t Stop Transition to Value-Based Payment, Efforts to Lower Drug Spending Even if the Affordable Care Act is […]
Warm Holiday Wishes from NYAPRS
Today at Noon: Engagement, Recovery Supports for People Experiencing Homelessness BRSS TACS Live Event
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss this very timely live event and lineup that includes NYAPRS Co-President Jeff McQueen. BRSS TACS December […]
The Costly Price of Benefits’ for WNY/CNY Provider: Join the NeC-ATTC/NYAPRS Learning Collaborative
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS’ Len Statham: “Our friends at the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center […]
Strengthening Service Coordination for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness Expert Panel Report
NYAPRS Note: Attached please find the final report from the “Strengthening Service Coordination for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness […]