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State Overcharged Feds $10B At Developmental Centers Investigation: Medicaid did nothing to halt overpayments By Mary Beth Pfeiffer  Poughkeepsie Journal  […]

Dr. Thomas Szasz, Psychiatrist Who Led Movement Against His Field, Dies at 92 By Benedict Carey  New York Times  September […]

A Small But Important Step Forward to Increase Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Treatment By Kimberley Williams Director, Center for […]

NYAPRS Note: OMH and OASAS have posted new documents on their websites indicating current thinking about how to implement what’s […]

Recovery Facilitator New York City/Long Island NYAPRS, a fast growing statewide peer-led non-profit Albany-based agency focused on state and national […]

‘Deceptive Marketing’ Claims Yield $161 Mill. Settlement by ROBERTO X. CRUZ Legislative Gazette  September 10, 2012 New York State Attorney […]

No Matter the Politics, “Bending The Cost Curve” Here to Stay Monica Oss  Open Minds  September 11, 2012   Developed […]

Peer Engagement Improves Health Outcomes for SeniorsDate: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 2-3:30 pm   National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare […]

Medicaid Expansion: A Closer Look At Vulnerable Populations And State Coverage Opportunities by Shannon McMahon Health Affairs Blog  September 10, […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only ONE MORE WEEK to go till next week’s NYAPRS’30th Annual Conference! The Conference will This year’s […]

TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECTLY INFLUENCE NYS POLICY AT THE NYAPRS CONFERENCE   Here’s details of 2 chances to give your […]

NYAPRS Note: Heartfelt congratulations to this year’s distinguishedNYAPRS 2012 Award winners, who will receive their awards either at the upcoming […]

OMH/OASAS Webinar Scheduled: Behavioral Health Organization (BHO) Phase 1 Update   OMH and OASAS will host a public conference call […]

Wellness Works Initiative National Wellness Week – September 17- 23, 2012 Submit your original creative work about wellness!   What […]

Save the Date! New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services in collaboration with the New York State Office of Mental […]

ER Visits For Mental Health Disorders Up 14% Between 2008 & 2009 Open Minds  September 4, 2012   Developed by […]

Text Message Reminders of Appointments: A Pilot Intervention at Four Community Mental Health Clinics in London Hannah Sims, M.Sc.; Harpreet […]

Obama Orders Improvements In Mental Health Care By Patricia Kime – Staff writer  Marine Corps Times August 31, 2012   President Obama […]

Few Doctors Know How To Treat Addiction. A New Program Aims To Change That. By Sandra G. Boodman Washington Post  […]

NYAPRS Note: In just 2 more weeks, NYAPRS’ 30th Annual Conference will be underway! This year’s Conference will be offering […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of our friends at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, including […]

NYAPRS Note: ‘Alternative treatments’ like acupuncture, shiatsu and reiki are generating increasing data about their effectiveness in promoting personal recoveries. […]

Program fills void that patients in crisis face By Cynthia H. Craft  Sacramento Bee  August 31, 2012 When Leslie Napper finds […]

Reiki Healing and Mental Health: What the Research Shows By DEBORAH BIER, PHD  Psychcentral.com  August 30, 2012   Healing touch therapies, […]

Promoting Healing from Trauma Join us for a Webinar on September 5 <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/361498464> Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat […]

OMH and DOH scheduled a Webinar for September 12, 10:30-Noon.  The topics to be covered are Patient Tracking, Billing, and Fiscal Issues   Title: […]

Sharp Cuts in Dental Coverage for Adults on Medicaid By Abby Goodnough   New York Times  August 28, 2012   BOSTON – […]

Background: “Affordable Insurance Exchanges are designed to make buying health coverage easier and more affordable. Starting in 2014, Exchanges will […]

NYAPRS Note: In just 3 more weeks, NYAPRS’ 30th Annual Conference will be underway! This year’s Conference will be offering […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece underscores the devastating psychological impact of often prolonged solitary confinement in prison on people without […]

NYAPRS Note: In this excerpt from the NYS Department of Health’srationale for our Medicaid Waiver proposal to reinvest anticipated federal […]

After Times Square Shooting, Focus Shifts to Preventing ViolentConfrontations By Arun Venugopal <http://www.wnyc.org/people/arun-venugopal/> WNYC News Blog August 14, 2012 The […]

After Times Square Shooting, Focus Shifts to Preventing Violent Confrontations By Arun Venugopal  WNYC News Blog August 14, 2012   The […]

Invitation to Participate in Brief Survey to Inform Efforts to Infuse the Family-Focused Voice in Adolescent Treatment and Recovery Services! […]

NARPA’s 30th annual conference is shaping up to be a great one, with superb presenters, keynotes, and workshops. Here is […]

Mild Mental Illness ‘Raises Risk of Premature Death’ By Emily Selvadurai Health reporter, BBC News online  July 31, 2012   […]

NYAPRS Note: We’d like to encourage peer-run services proponents from across New York to attend the Mental Health Empowerment Project’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy at our friends at ADAPT. The agreement with North Carolina shows the […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS Co-President Elect MauraKelley. I am writing to encourage all NYAPRS member and other […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the US Department of Justice, a number of statesare agreeing to aggressively move people in segregated […]

NYAPRS Note: Here, thanks to a member agency, is a prototype for yourletters. Please send them to DOH today at […]

Please help New York put together a package of letters to transmit toCMS (the federal Medicaid agency) in support of […]

Important action request for today (from below): Telephone the White House’s Monthly Disability call    – *Date of Call*: Friday, […]

Please help New York put together a package of letters to transmit to CMS (the federal Medicaid agency) in support […]

Health Home Implementation Updates Session 4 Join us for a Webinar on August 29   Space is limited. Reserve your […]

Magellan Behavioral Health and ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership present: Embracing our Future: Medicaid and the Affordable Care […]

NYAPRS is looking for that special person to join our team as the NYAPRS Collective trainer in New York City […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only 4 weeks to go for this year’s blockbusterspecial 30th anniversary NYAPRS Conference program and event! See […]

N.Y. Stakeholders See Medicaid Proposal as Major Boost to CommunitySupports Mental Health Weekly August 17, 2012 Members of New York […]

You can watch today’s public hearing which will feature live testimony from stakeholders who’ll be providing their comments around what […]

Copeland Center Events for National Wellness Week   In an effort to inspire organizations and individuals to live well, SAMHSA […]

NYAPRS Note: Here are some impressive results in reducing avoidable readmissions by a NYC pilot that matched a nurse, care […]

                                       NYAPRS Financial Literacy forum Finding Hidden Treasure: MAP Your Way to Financial Wellness […]

NYAPRS Note: Many of you commented your horror and outrage at yesterday’s ENews posting detailing the trend in police fatal […]

Spirituality Linked to Better Mental Health By Janice Wood Associate News Editor Psych Central August 21, 2012   Spirituality enhances health – […]

Today’s Olmstead video conference is currently underway, with a public Albany hearing tomorrow and a September 28th second statewide video […]

NYAPRS Note: On the heels of police fatal shootings of people withpsychiatric conditions in Times Square (12 bullets) and California […]

Support NYAPRS 30th Anniversary! Over the last 30 years, NYAPRS has been committed to advancing the recovery, rehabilitation, rights and […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a revised version of OMH Commissioner Mike Hogan’s forecast for the future of public mental health services. […]

Here’s some suggested areas for comment at next week’s NYS Olmstead regional video forums and Albany meeting: New York State […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only 4 weeks to go for this year’s blockbuster special 30th anniversary NYAPRS Conference program and event! […]

NYAPRS Note: Disability rights advocates have 3 upcoming opportunities to give their personal input to NYS’ Olmstead Plan, which promises […]

<http://highroadsolution.com/clients/nccbh/images/spacer.gif> National Council Public Policy Update – Mental Health and Addictions Policy and Practice Excellence<http://highroadsolution.com/clients/nccbh/images/header-public.gif> <http://highroadsolution.com/clients/nccbh/images/spacer.gif> Washington DC, Thursday, August […]

    Understanding the Disease of Addiction and the Recovery Process in Health Center Settings Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, […]

Here’s some suggested areas for comment at next week’s NYS Olmstead regional video forums and Albany meeting: New York State […]

          Regional Stakeholder Engagement Teleconference with CMS on Health Insurance Marketplace & Expanded Insurance Options   […]

States Crack Down on Mental Health Prescriptions by Bara Vaida, Special to Stateline  August 15, 2012   In the past […]

NYAPRS Note: After many years of working to see legislation enacted and policies changed around the torturous use of solitary […]

NYAPRS Note: The following reports in the Village Voice tell the story of Shereese Francis, a 29 year-old African-American woman […]

                OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS UNITE FOR HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY ISSUES   […]

FINDING HIDDEN TREASURE: MAP YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL WELLNESSComing soon to a city near you These forums are a fun […]

The Mental Health Association of Westchester County, Inc.’s 32nd Annual Ira S. Stevens Conference  Friday, September 7, 2012  “Surfing The […]