New York City & Long Island Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is just a few […]
See Finalized Alliance Conference Program Presentation Tracks: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide a finalized version of our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this […]
BREAKING: Appeals Court Blocks Federal Administration from Proceeding with HHS Restructuring!
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is closely following the ongoing fight over federal attempts to dismantle vital […]
Meet Featured Alliance Conference Panelist Ruth Lowenkron: Still Time to Register!
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New Study Finds Bipartisan Agreement Favoring Voluntary vs Coercive Mental Health Policies
Alliance Alert: A newly published study has shown strong bipartisan agreement that voluntary rather than coercive mental health policies should […]
Alliance Condemns Calls for Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness
Alliance Alert: We are deeply disturbed by recent remarks on Fox & Friends, where host Brian Kilmeade suggested that people […]
See Final Alliance Conference Program: Register Today
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Meet Alliance Conference Featured Speaker Matthew Federici: Register Today!
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THIS SATURDAY: Attend Daniel’s Day 2025 – Honoring Lives, Building Change!
If Daniel Prude had received the proper mental health support in March 2020, he might be celebrating his birthday with […]
There’s Still Time to Honor an Alliance Awardee with a Conference Journal Ad: Learn More Below!
Alliance Board of Directors Announces 2025 Awardees At this year’s Alliance for Rights and Recovery Annual Conference, the Alliance Board […]
Manderscheid: SAMHSA’s New Priorities Can Undercut 25 Years of Progress in Behavioral Health!
Alliance Alert: Ron Manderscheid, one of the nation’s most prominent thought leaders and mental health and substance related advocacy champions […]
New York City & Long Island Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today!
New York City & Long Island Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is just a few […]
Only 2 Weeks to Go: See Final Alliance Annual Conference Program and Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
Alliance Announces Final Annual Conference Lineup: Only 2 Weeks Ago Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
Still Time to Honor an Alliance Awardee with a Conference Journal Ad: Learn More Below!
Alliance Board of Directors Announces 2025 Awardees At this year’s Alliance for Rights and Recovery Annual Conference, the Alliance Board […]
Meet Alliance Conference Keynote Panelist VANESSA Ramos: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
New York City & Long Island Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today!
New York City & Long Island Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is just a few […]
Involuntary Commitment Push in NYC Continues to Misuse Resources and Violate People’s Rights
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is deeply concerned with the methods the current New York City administration […]
Alliance Board of Directors Announces 2025 Awardees
Alliance Board of Directors Announces 2025 Awardees At this year’s Alliance for Rights and Recovery Annual Conference, the Alliance Board […]
TODAY! Join the Regional Advisory Committee Meeting to hear Updates from OMH Executive Leadership
Join the Upcoming Regional Advisory Committee Meeting The next Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting will take place on Thursday, September […]
Breaking: SAMHSA to Expand Involuntary Treatment, Deprioritize Harm Reduction, Housing First, DEI, Gender Ideology, Focus on Health Disparities
Alliance Alert: Earlier today, SAMHSA released new Strategic Priorities that “provide a roadmap for our work moving forward.” See the […]
Meet Alliance Conference Keynote Panelist Congressman Paul Tonko: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
Attend Daniel’s Day 2025 – Honoring Lives, Building Change!
If Daniel Prude had received the proper mental health support in March 2020, he might be celebrating his birthday with […]
Reimagining Crisis Response: Expanding B-HEARD and Advancing Peer-Led Alternatives – Join the Discussion at Our Annual Conference!
Alliance Alert: New York’s B-HEARD program was designed to provide a health-centered alternative to police responses for mental health and […]
Alliance Pushes for Success of NY’s Medicaid Waiver to Fund Social Need Services, Attend Our Conference to Learn More!
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery has long called for Medicaid to advance beyond traditional medical services and […]
Alliance Joins National Push to Protect Mental Health and Substance Use Funding, Join Our Efforts at Our Annual Conference!
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is proud to be a member of the Mental Health Liaison Group […]
TOMORROW: Free Webinar: A Holistic Approach to Collegiate Recovery
Alliance Alert: don’t miss this very timely webinar tomorrow from our friends at the National Empowerment Center! Free WebinarSeptember 10, […]
Meet Alliance Conference Keynote OMH Commissioner Ann Sullivan: Register Today!
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Deadline Approaching: Reserve Your Spot on NYC Buses Headed to the Alliance Conference By September 15! Register Today!
New York City Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is a little over a month away! We are excited […]
Meet Human Rights Advocacy and Peer Services Pioneer Cherene Caraco as Alliance Conference Keynoter: Register Today!
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Reserve Your Spot on NYC Buses Headed to the Alliance Conference! Register Today!
New York City Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is a little over a month away! We are excited […]
Attend the September Career Quest Webinar on 9/18!
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series Our next installment of the Career Quest Series will be Thursday, September 18th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm. This session’s topic is Employment […]
Reserve Your Spot on NYC Buses Headed to the Alliance Conference! Register Today!
New York City Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is a little over a month away! We are excited […]
Meet Paolo del Vecchio, National Recovery, Rights & Peer Support Hero and Alliance Conference Keynoter: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
Meet National Rights Champion, Alliance Conference Speaker Jennifer Mathis: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
OAPSS is hiring! Advocacy Specialist 2 Program Assistant, Albany Central Office
Greetings The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill an Advocacy Specialist 2, SG-18, position […]
Meet Alliance Conference Leading Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Community Inclusion Expert Mark Salzer: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual […]
Meet Alliance Annual Conference Keynoter Vesper Moore: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide an ongoing series of postings providing details about our extraordinary program […]
Meet Alliance Annual Conference Keynote Panelist Rob Kent: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide an ongoing series of postings providing details about our extraordinary program […]
New York State Announces Effort To Bolster New York State’s Youth And Family Peer Advocate Workforce
August 28, 2025 New York State Announces Effort to Bolster New York State’s Youth and Family Peer Advocate Workforce More […]
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New York City Buses for Alliance Conference: Sign Up Today! Our Annual Conference is a little over a month away! We are excited […]
Building Health-Led Crisis Response in New York: See Innovative Crisis Response Panels at Alliance Conference!
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery has long advocated for better crisis response programs across New York State—programs […]
Prescribing Hope – A Core Ingredient of Recovery: Learn from Pat Deegan at the Alliance Conference!
Alliance Alert: Dr. Patricia Deegan’s powerful article, Prescribing Hope for Recovery (Psychiatric Times) reminds us that hope is not optional—it […]
Meet Alliance Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Dr. Pat Deegan! Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide an ongoing series of postings providing details about the extraordinary program […]
Medicaid Cuts Deepen Racial Inequities, Push More People Toward Forced Treatment and Criminalization
Alliance Alert: The recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” threatens to devastate Medicaid, with disproportionate harm falling on Black […]
Protecting Rights Through the PAIMI Program: Share Your Comments Today!
Alliance Alert: The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program was created by Congress in 1986 to safeguard […]
Real Solutions to Homelessness: Alliance Annual Conference to Spotlight Housing, Outreach, and Community-Based Solutions!
Last week, New York City took an important step forward when the City Council passed Intro 1100, the “Jail is […]
Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Protects Mental Health and Disability Services from Harmful Federal Restructuring!
Alliance Alert: A recent article in Roll Call highlights major concerns with the Trump Administration’s proposal to fold multiple federal […]
New York Must Fully Implement HALT and Protect Human Dignity! Attend Alliance Conference to Hear from Criminal Justice Reform Advocates!
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery has long been a strong supporter of ending solitary confinement in New […]
Alliance Conference Workshops Focus on Confronting Federal Cuts and Safeguarding Services!
Alliance Alert: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has confirmed that Medicare will face nearly $491 billion in automatic cuts over […]
Empathy, Advocacy, and Policy Change: Rob Kent to Speak at the Alliance Conference!
Alliance Alert: Advocacy is most powerful when it is rooted in empathy and lived experience. In his recent article, Empathy […]
Join Tomorrow’s DREDF Webinar on Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, See Jennifer Mathis at Alliance Conference!
Alliance Alert: Tomorrow, August 19th at 1:30 PM (ET), the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) will host an urgent […]
Alliance Releases Our Annual Conference Program and Schedule: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to share details of this year’s Annual Conference, entitled “Unbreakable! […]
Read About 3rd Annual CORE Summit and Other Updates in Summer 2025 Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Newsletter!
Alliance Alert: We are excited to share highlights from the latest Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Newsletter, which features the 3rd Annual […]
Alliance Releases Our Annual Conference Program and Schedule: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to share details of this year’s Annual Conference, entitled “Unbreakable! […]
Notification of the Closure of the CORE Peer Navigator Program
Notification of the Closure of the CORE Peer Navigator Program In 2023, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery’s Peer Navigator […]
Advancing Non-Police Crisis Response in New York!
Alliance Alert: New York continues to make important strides toward creating a statewide, non-police crisis response system thanks to the […]
BREAKING: Alliance Releases our Annual Conference Program and Schedule: Register Today!
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to share details of this year’s Annual Conference, entitled […]
Alliance Member Baltic Street Calls for Policy Makers to Reject Harmful Federal Policies, Advance Housing First and Voluntary Services!
Alliance Alert: The Brooklyn Paper recently published an important interview with Taina Martinez-Laing, CEO of Alliance member organization Baltic Street […]
Protecting Access to Care and Expanding Voluntary Services
Alliance Alert: Recent actions by New York State to remove insurance barriers, enforce mental health parity, and require timely access […]
Advancing Employment First in New York and Beyond!
Governor Hochul’s Executive Order 40 marks a major step toward ensuring that people with disabilities have equitable access to meaningful, […]
Housing First – The Proven Path to Ending Homelessness!
Alliance Alert: The Unapologetically Black Unicorns podcast recently released a powerful episode revisiting the origins and success of Housing First with […]
Attend the August Career Quest Webinar on Aug 21st!
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series Our next installment of the Career Quest Series will be Thursday, August 21st, from 12:00pm-1:00pm. This session’s topic is Yes, it’s possible […]
Standing Strong: New York Plans Response to Federal Cuts – Join the Conversation with Commissioner Ann Sullivan at Our Conference!
Alliance Alert: The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has released a detailed update on how the state […]
Fighting Back Against SNAP Cuts: Protecting Essential Supports for New Yorkers
Alliance Alert: The Congressional Budget Office has confirmed that the recent Trump administration law expanding work requirements for the Supplemental […]
Protecting Older New Yorkers: Fighting Back Against Cuts to Critical Services for Seniors
Alliance Alert: The devastating cuts to social services proposed by the Trump administration represent a direct threat to the health, […]
Attend Training Sessions on Empowering Peer Leaders to Take Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing!
Alliance Alert: The Alliance is excited to share this powerful opportunity from the Copeland Center to build capacity in peer-led […]
Protect LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health in the Face of 988 Lifeline Cuts!
Alliance Alert: The recent shutdown of 988’s dedicated LGBTQ+ youth crisis line is a devastating blow to young people who […]
TODAY: Join MHASC for a Critical Discussion on Reforming New York’s Forensic Mental Health System!
Alliance Alert: New York continues to detain hundreds of individuals with mental health challenges indefinitely in forensic psychiatric centers—often long […]
Rising Suicide Rates in NY Prisons Demand Urgent Mental Health Investment and Justice System Reform
Alliance Alert: The latest report from the Correctional Association of New York (CANY) reveals a heartbreaking and unacceptable reality: the […]
Join the Upcoming Town Hall on Federal Budget Impact to Mental Health Services, Wednesday, August 6!
Alliance Alert: We encourage our members, partners, and community members to attend this summer’s second virtual town hall hosted by the NYS […]
Join MHASC for a Critical Discussion on Reforming New York’s Forensic Mental Health System!
Alliance Alert: New York continues to detain hundreds of individuals with mental health challenges indefinitely in forensic psychiatric centers—often long […]