NYAPRS Note: This brief article succinctly details some of the barriers to fulfilling the promise of parity and expanded behavioral […]
Have you registered? STAR Center’s Upcoming Webinars: May 19th & June 30th
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Paying Medicaid Clients to Lose Weight, Quit Smoking
NYAPRS Note: As this article describes, incentives for insurance members to make healthful changes aren’t necessarily responsible for long-term behavior […]
Designer of “Patient Activation Measure” Next MRLC Webinar Presenter May 18th, 2PM
NYAPRS Note: Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements requires the participation of activated and informed consumers. Join us […]
McCray Announces New City Funding for Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: The support from NYC’s first lady will mean media and public attention to mental health issues in the […]
Broad Agreement, and Big Questions, on Value-Based Payments
NYAPRS Note: Below is an article that thoroughly reviews the complexities of moving toward a system that rewards positive health […]
MH Crisis Teams to Help Stabilize At-Risk Youth
NYAPRS Note: Mobile crisis teams for youth in Connecticut demonstrate how concerted efforts by policymakers to target early intervention and […]
NYAPRS is EXTENDING the Deadline for the Call for Presentations for 2015 Annual Conference
NYAPRS Note: The Conference Committee has extended the deadline for receipt of the Call for Presentations to May 12, 2015. […]
As States Expand Medicaid, Unpaid Hospital Bills Disappear
NYAPRS Note: Evidence of declining uncompensated care and multi-year savings may contribute to more states taking on Medicaid expansion, as […]
What’s Wrong With CBT For Psychosis?
NYAPRS Note: This (likely contentious) article reviews some of the scientific methodology around studies that indicate CBT for positive outcomes […]
BH: Peers Present the Case for Peer Support Services on Capitol Hill
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Alan Doederlein, Olga Wuerz, Larry Davidson, Lisa Goodale, Tom Lane and Ron Manderscheid for their unprecedented […]
MRLC Webinars May and June! Join Us for Patient Activation and Informed Decision Making
NYAPRS Note: Have you stayed connected after the NYAPRS Executive Seminar? Take the time to review powerpoints from the sessions […]
NPR: Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In ER?
Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In The ER? NPR; Scott Hensley, 4/29/2015 When patients brought to the ER […]
Crain’s: Quantifying Payments Tied to Value in NY – “Fee for Service Still King”
NYAPRS Note: DOH recognizes that a five-year shift toward value-based payment in Medicaid and across other payers will be a […]
For Inmates With a Diagnosis, a Cycle of Jail and Hospitals
For Mentally Ill Inmates, a Cycle of Jail and Hospitals New York Times; Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz, 4/10/2015 […]
The New Metrics…and Value Based Payments: What Lies Ahead
The New Metrics…and Value Based Payments: What Lies Ahead Learn more at NYAPRS’ Executive Seminar! Call Us to Register Today! Only […]
Recovery in the Hospital: Hutchings Symposium 4/29
NYAPRS Note: Join Hutchings Psychiatric Center staff and community members as they bring the focus of recovery into institutional care. […]
MIA: The Risk Society and the Germanwings Tragedy: Stigma on Both Sides of the Psychiatry Wars
The Risk Society and the Germanwings Tragedy: Stigma on Both Sides of the Psychiatry Wars Mad in America; Timothy Kelly, […]
NYPD Detectives Use Crisis Communication Skills To Help Save Woman on Bridge
NYAPRS Note: Amidst all of the recent deplorable incidents involving police officers and members of our and other minority communities, […]
HP: This Is What Sugar Does To Your Brain
NYAPRS Note: Most of us know that what we eat impacts our overall health and our ability to maintain positive […]
OMH Webinar: Understanding Health And Recovery Plans (HARPs)
NYAPRS Note: Join OMH on 4/21 for an important information session geared to peers, consumers, and community mental health practitioners. […]
Crain’s: Defining Health Care Jobs, Remaking NY’s Workforce
NYAPRS Note: Much has been speculated about workforce development in light of Medicaid reforms in NY, but one thing that […]
MHW: Criminal Justice Takes Center Stage in NY State Budget
NYAPRS Note: The advocacy of NYAPRS and MHANYS takes a national stage as Mental Health Weekly reviews NY budget priorities […]
Addressing Emotional Trauma, Addictions Helps Reduce Recidivism
Addressing Emotional Trauma, Addictions May Help Reduce and Prevent Crime NJ Spotlight; Andrew Kitchenman, 4/6/2015 Brain-development research points toward […]
MH Tax Check-Off Supporters Look to Plan B
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS supports the tremendous advocacy efforts of MHANYS as they persist in efforts to achieve the mental health […]
CMS Proposes Mental Health Parity Rule for Medicaid and CHIP
NYAPRS Note: Breaking CMS News! The Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released a proposed rule for behavioral […]
May Care Management Coalition Releases Program, to Honor Glenn Liebman
Come “Lunch” with the MRLC -Next webinar April 28th noon- Cultural Activation, Health Literacy and Consumer Activism
NYAPRS Note: This presentation by our esteemed friends has been getting rave reviews from Behavioral Health Leaders all across the […]
ACMHA Posts 2015 Summit Presentations
ACMHA Posts 2015 Summit Presentations Since 1979, ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership has served as one of […]
AP: Jail Healthcare Workers Compromised by Use of Solitary Confinement, Force
Change In Jail Health Care AdvisedStudy Recommends Workers Not Be Asked To Approve Stints In Solitary Confinement By Jake Pearson, […]
TU: Albany Death After Taser Use Raises Training Issue
NYAPRS Note: Following the tragic taser inflicted death of an Albany man with a mental health treatment history and the […]
Job Openings NYC-LI for Peer Specialists and Professionals
NYAPRS Note: Please see below for a few current job postings for Peer Professionals and Behavioral Health Professionals in the […]
7 Out Of 10 Bosses Believe Stress, Anxiety, Depression Not Valid “Excuses” For Time Off
NYAPRS Note: Stigma in the workplace contributes to reduced performance, diminished office culture, and overall workplace dissatisfaction for people with […]
Albany Taser Death Underscores Need for Crisis Intervention Teams
NYAPRS Note: Another tragedy involving a police intervention with an individual with a mental health treatment history, this time here […]
MCTAC Training on Revenue and Utilization Management: NYC, Buffalo, and Albany!
NYAPRS Note: Transitioning to a managed care environment in NY and you’re still not sure where you stand? Worried about […]
NYT: A Persian in Therapy
A Persian in Therapy New York Times; Melody Moezzi, 3/24/2015 My people don’t do psychotherapy. We have friends. We […]
Criminal Justice Initiatives Move to the Fore! Learn more at NYAPRS’ Executive Seminar!
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES MOVE TO THE FORE! Learn more at NYAPRS’ Executive Seminar! REGISTER TODAY! Strategies to help people with […]
STAR Webinar: Native American Health and Healing Approaches; Recording Available In Case You Missed It!
NYAPRS Note: Did you miss it? See the link below to access a recording of the STAR Center webinar that […]
Judge to Rule on Boarding in Jail While Awaiting Treatment
NYAPRS Note: The issue of boarding people with mental health needs in jail while awaiting treatment has come before a […]
San Antonio, Where Policing Mental Health Means Treating It
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and other advocates are deeply appreciative of the NYS legislature for investing in Crisis Intervention Teams for […]