eNews Bulletin Updates

RECOVERY IS FOR EVERYONE! Thursday, April 4, 2013 The Marriott, Albany, NY Recovery is about doing things differently. It’s about […]

Over the past 25 years, Pat Deegan has been a major force for change, launching numerous smart and strong world […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to SAMHSA’s Dennis Romero, this report should be required reading for mental health providers who need to […]

NYAPRS Note: In two days, you can learn all of the latest information and breaking news about how national and […]

Study: People With Mental Illness Are Five Times More Likely to Be Murdered Violent acts directed at, not committed by, […]

Uncivil Commitment: Mental Illness May Deprive You of Civil Rights ByThea Amidov PsychCentral March 4, 2013 Americans take considerable pride […]

NYAPRS Note: On March 1st, the Safeway Foundation announced the availability of funding for non-profit organizations in hunger relief, education, […]

NYAPRS Note: Each year, the NYAPRS Annual Executive Seminar brings together some of the state’s and nation’s most prominent experts […]

National Council March Webinars The National Council is showcasing key trends and practices in mental health and addictions treatment in […]

Parachute NYC: Innovation in Crisis SituationsBy Jamie Neckles, Parachute NYC Project Manager – New York City Department of Health and […]

Loophole For Mental Health Care By Paige Winfield Cunningham Politico March 4, 2013 Even if you get insurance under the […]

NYAPRS Note: This year’s Executive Budget proposal includes a provision to downsize NY’s current state psychiatric hospital system and to […]

Cuomo Sees Federal Budget Impact On New Yorkers Associated Press March 3, 2013 ALBANY, N.Y. – The federal budget fight […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health has released the following guidance on how the state intends to implement […]

MH Advocates Encouraged by Parity in Final EHB Rule; Concerns Linger Mental Health Weekly March 4, 2013 (subscribe at http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/) […]

    Dear Peer-Run/Recovery Community Organization: Please find a letter, located here, announcing the opportunity to apply for a subcontract […]

State Hospital Plan Draws Concern Cuomo Administration Sees Savings, But Others Fear Effect Of Closings By Rick Karlin Albany Times […]

NYAPRS Note: Following is a copy of our testimony at this week’s Legislative mental hygiene budget hearing, which: decries the […]

Free Webinar The Role of Peer Specialists in Promoting Competitive Employment for the People they Serve March 14, 2013 / […]

NYAPRS Note: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy […]

373,000 Children and Adults Will Lose Vital Mental Health Services-Unless Congress Acts: Tell Your Legislators to Stop Sequestration Mental Health […]

NYAPRS Note: In this time of constant change one thing remains unchanged. The NYAPRS Collective is available to offer New […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece looks at efforts to ramp up state mental health systems and whether these efforts would […]

Mental-Health Directors: Gun Law Provision Could Cost Local Governments Millions By Jon Campbell Gannett News Service February 27, 2013 New […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s NYS mental hygiene budget hearing featured an historic silent demonstration of over 120 protestors who came to […]

  NYAPRS Note: The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS)<http://na4ps.wordpress.com/national-standards/> (formerly the National Association of Peer Specialists – NAPS) is […]

NYAPRS Note: A recent Recovery to Practice Highlight features an excellent article by Oryx Cohen, originally posted on Mad in […]

Arbitrary Spending Cuts Scheduled to Start March 1 National Council February 25, 2013 Unless Congress and the President reach agreement […]

NYAPRS Note: Please take action in accordance with the following alert from the Center for Disability Rights which urges NYS […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s another timely piece by one of the nation’s most sought after behavioral healthcare management consultants, Open Minds’ […]

NYAPRS Note: In order to come up with sufficient savings and revenues to make up for a $1.1 billion loss […]

HHS Brief Outlines Parity Protections In ACA Implementation Mental Health Weekly February 25, 2013 Editor’s Note: HHS officials on Feb. […]

N E W S A D V I S O R Y ADVOCATES STAND TO SAY “YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT […]

NYAPRS Note: It’s not too late to make plans to join over 100 advocates in protesting against recent proposals and […]

NYAPRS Note: The number of people involved in the criminal justice system continues to grow and the need for effective […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo proposes to repeal provisions won in last year’s budget that would allow prescribers to get atypical […]

NYAPRS Note: Look for details of ‘listening sessions’ Acting OMH Commissioner Kristin Woodlock will be conducting across our state, to […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo released 30-day amendments to his 2013-4 budget proposal that cuts $500 million from the state Medicaid […]

NYAPRS Note: In the wake of CMS and Congressional concerns about New York’s Medicaid billing practices especially relating to OPWDD […]

NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]

NYAPRS Note: Courtesy of Dr. Scott Stroup from Columbia University – Please help us improve our research.The goal of this […]

NYAPRS Note: New York State has transferred oversight of the state’s protection and advocacy program for people with disabilities from […]

State’s Medicaid Faces Audit House Panel Seeks Federal Review After $15B in Overbilling ByJames M. Odato Albany Times Union February […]

NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]

NYAPRS Note: Please join NYAPRS award-winning director Lucy Winer for the next NYC screening of her groundbreaking documentary KINGS PARK. […]

Research Participant Opportunity: Examining the Influence of Environmental Factors on Community Participation The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is […]

Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform By Larry Davidson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine […]

NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission has issued its final report (see http://www.governor.ny.gov/assets/documents/SAGEReport.pdf). The following measures […]

Greetings! The National Healthcare for the Homeless Council is conducting a free webinar that may be of interest to you. […]

NYAPRS Note: The Albany Times Union aptly points out that the recent deserved scrutiny over NYS Medicaid practices should not […]

NYAPRS Note: New York’s SAFE Act requires clinicians to report the names of individuals who describe impulses to harm themselves […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Open Minds’ Monica Oss, one of the behavioral health service community’s ‘go to’ strategic […]

Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People Abby Rapoport American Prospect February 7, 2013 In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shootings, […]

Thank you for your interest in the NYS Health Benefit Exchange. There are several important updates that we are pleased […]

Efforts to Simplify Medicaid and Mental Health Create A Complicated Mix By Rebecca Adams, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor February 6, […]

Measure Would Strengthen Mental Health-Care System ByBrady DennisandPaul Kane Washington Post February7, 2013 A bipartisan group of senators, citing renewed […]

Peer Involvement in Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Services: Promoting Wellness through Recovery-Oriented Care Presenters Peggy Swarbrick, Ph.D., OT, CPRP […]

NYAPRS Note: I worked at a NYS psychiatric center in the late 1970’s and saw firsthand the lifestyle that was […]

Billions In Discretionary Funds Set Aside By Gov. Andrew Cuomo Enable Him To Exercise Great Power: Insiders Cuomo allocated $3 […]

Therapists: Change in Medical Coding Threatens Mental Health Care By JoNel Aleccia, NBC News February 7, 2013 Marc Milhander conducted […]

New York Receives $186 Million Federal Grant to Create Health Benefit Exchange By Cara Matthews Journal News February 04, 2013 […]

NYAPRS Note: Larry Davidson, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Program for Recovery and Community Health […]

NYAPRS Note: New data underscoring the tremendous importance of re-doubling efforts to seriously expand smoking cessation supports for people with […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a fascinating view at what some say is the next step in healthcare transformation: moving from accountable […]

NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, in the midst of the most fundamental […]

NYAPRS Note: Great thanks are due to the 700 NYAPRS members who got up very early last Tuesday and came […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a timely OP ED from former OMH Commissioner Mike Hogan who highlights improvements in our care system […]

NYAPRS Note: The US House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by chairman Darrell Issa (R, California),released […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is pleased to work with Columbia University Medical Center and Dr. Scott Stroup in the development of […]

U.S. Begins New Audit As Cuomo Tries To Deal With $15 Billion In Medicaid Overcharges State To Lose $1.1B A […]

The Opportunities for Recovery and Peer Services in NYS Healthcare Reform Join us for a Webinar on February 13 <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178640401> […]

NYAPRS Note: In this year’s NYS Executive Budget proposal is a $3 million start up allocation for a managed care […]