Having trouble viewing this email? http://www.bazelon.org/News-Publications/ Bazelon Center Marks Health Reform’s Two-Year Anniversary with New Report: The Affordable Care […]
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NYT: Unreleased Sundram Report Calls for 24 Disability Abuse Hot Line
State Faults Care for the Disabled By Danny Hakim New York Times March 22, 2012 ALBANY – Nearly 300,000 […]
April 4 OMH Webinar: Getting Involved in NYS MH Planning Process
Real World Planning: Getting Involved in the 5.07 process Join us for a Webinar on April 4 […]
NYAPRS Welcomes 4 New Board Members
NYAPRS is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to our Board of Directors at our most recent […]
Alert: Urge Assembly Leaders to Support Veterans’ Peer Mental Health Initiative
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here The Veterans Mental Health Action Committee of NYC The Veterans Health Alliance of […]
March 27 DOH Webinar: Patient Centered Medical Home and Meaninful Use
Register now for the fourth webinar presented by the NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation (OHITT), […]
TU: NYS Urged to Do More to Advance Disability Employment Initiatives
Overcoming ‘Perceptual Barriers’ to Jobs State is Urged to Do More to Help Disabled New Yorkers Find Work By Scott Waldman […]
Alert: Urge Congress to Protect Federal Disability Work Programs (WIPA, PABSS)!
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from our friends at APSE, the national organization with an exclusive focus on integrated employment and career […]
Knickman: Deciphering the Alphabet Soup of Health Reform
Deciphering the Alphabet Soup of Health Reform James Knickman President and CEO, NYS Health Foundation Huffington Post March 21, 2012 […]
SAMHSA March 29 Webinar: Planning a Recovery-Oriented System of Care
SAMHSA Webinar: Planning a Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC): Lessons from Texas Register Today for SAMHSA’S Free Webinar! The next […]
NYC DOHMH Planning Forums April 5, 18 and May 1
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Mental Health System Planning Forums 2012 Your input is important to […]
March 29 SAMHSA Webinar: Using Data to Strengthen Vet BH Care
March 16, 2012 Webinar Using Data Resources to Strengthen Behavioral Health Systems for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families […]
MHW: New LA Study Emphasize Employment w Homeless SMI Group
Homeless SMI Consumers Thrive with Housing, Work Support Mental Health Weekly March 19, 2012 A new study examining the […]
OM: New HEDIS Measures Target Diabetes, Cardio, Cancer Treatment for People Diagnosed w SMIs
Seven New HEDIS Medicaid Measures Target Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Open Minds March 19, 2012 Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 […]
MNT: Smartphones Used to Advance Health of People Diagnosed w Schizophrenia
People With Schizophrenia Helped By Smartphones Medical News Today March 19, 2012 Psychiatry is employing smartphone technology as an innovative […]
SAMHSA March 21, 29 Webinars: Multicultural Competence, Intense Spiritual Experience, Asian-American Issues
STAR Center Teleconference Series Multicultural Competence, Intense Spiritual Experience, and Mental Health: An Introductory […]
March 19 NYAPRS Learning Collaborative: Transition from TCM to Care Coordination
Don’t miss this opportunity to ask Bob Myers and Doug Ruderman from OMH, all your questions about TCM conversion in […]
Days Left to Register for Breaking News on Health Homes, Phase 2 Capitation, Olmstead Planning!
NYAPRS Note: In less than 2 weeks, the NYAPRS Annual Executive Seminar will once again serve as one of the […]
SAMHSA March 27 Webinar: Helping Providers Understand Managed Care Networks
Webinar: Helping Providers Understand Managed Care Organization Networks, Qualifications, and Participation Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:30-2:30 […]
Alert: Save Housing Dollars in NYS Budget!
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from our friends at the Association for Community Living who warn that “there is $75 […]
Today’s 1pm NYS Most Integrated Setting Council Meeting to Discuss Olmstead Planning
Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC) March 15, 2012 1:00pm – 3:00pm Meeting Room 6, Empire State Plaza Concourse […]
March 28 Webinar Update on NY’s New Integrated Employment System (NYESS)
NYESS – A Field Report and Update – FAQs for Providers Join us for a Webinar on March 28 […]
WP: Antipsychotic Drugs Grow More Popular For Patients Without Mental Illness
Antipsychotic Drugs Grow More Popular for Patients Without Mental Illness By Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post March 12, 2012 Adriane Fugh-Berman […]
AHRQ Deems Westchester Care Coordination, Peer Support & Discretionary Fund a National Innvovation
NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to our friends in Westchester County whose successful efforts to marry skilled, active care coordination with peer […]
MHW: Oregon to Introduce Integrated ‘Coordinated Care Organizations’
Oregon Transformed Health System to Include Key Mental Health Support By Mental Health Weekly March 13, 2012 Oregon is […]
Only 2 Weeks Left! Register Today for March 29-30 Exec Seminar Featuring State, BHO, MCO Panels; Dr Lisa Dixon
Healthcare integration, health homes, the overhaul of our case and care management systems, the impending move to fully capitated Medicaid […]
CHP: With Time Running Out, More Sparring On Exchange Bill
With Time Running Out, More Sparring On Exchange Bill Crain’s Health Pulse March 14, 2012 AARP ramped up its […]
Oss: The Issues & The Odds On the Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Reform
The Issues & The Odds On the Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Reform By Monica Oss CEO Open Minds […]
MHW: Georgia One-Stop Sites Integrate Primary, BH and Public Health Care
Behavioral Healthcare Prominent in Georgia Centers that Destroy Silos Mental Health Weekly March 13, 2012 Receiving the poorest possible […]
11 States Share in $75m Private Hospital Medicaid Emergency Awards
Affordable Care Act Demonstration To Expand Access To Emergency Psychiatric Care New Demonstration Program To Help States To Improve The […]
Job: NYC DOHMH Deputy Director of Rehabilitation
Deputy Director of Rehabilitation – City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City of New York Department […]
Bazelon: New Data Affirms Federal Efforts to Expand Pos. Behavioral Supports, Limit Seclusion/Restraint in Schools
Having trouble viewing this email? http://bazelon.org/News-Publications/Press-Release New Data Affirm Need for Federal Efforts to Support School Success for All […]
AP: NY Dems, Advocates Seek New Drug Policy
NYAPRS Note: At our recent Albany Legislative Day, a large number of NYAPRS members stood up when we asked how […]
NYT: Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity
Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity By Erica Goode New York Times March 10, 2012 PARCHMAN, Miss. – […]
CQCAPD Seeks Advisory Council Members
March 2012 The Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities is seeking new members for its […]
Only 3 Weeks Left! Register Today for March 29-30 Exec Seminar Featuring State, BHO, MCO Panels; Dr Lisa Dixon
Healthcare integration, health homes, the overhaul of our case and care management systems, the impending move to fully capitated Medicaid […]
March 15 Peerlink Webinar: Negotiating Medication Concerns w Your Healthcare Provider
“Negotiating Medication Concerns” “Talking with Your Healthcare Provider” Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Pacific 2:00 p.m.- […]
ISHR: Examples Demonstrating Human Resilience in Recovery
home — the institute — examples of resilience — staff — resources The Institute for the Study of Human Resilience has negotiated with publishers […]
Harding: Re-finding the Hook!
Re-finding the Hook! By Courtenay M. Harding, PhD RECOVERe Works Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies March 2012 Everybody has […]
NIMH: $3m Available for Innovative Approaches to MH Care
$3 Million Available for Innovative Approaches to MH Care The National Institute of Mental Health has announced the availability […]
DOH Lists Phase 2 Applicants for Health Home Networks
A spreadsheet with the names of the applicants and their Network Partners for Phase 2 has been placed on the […]
‘Change of a Lifetime’ NYAPRS Exec Seminar Features State, BHO, MCO Panels; Dr Lisa Dixon
Healthcare integration, health homes, the overhaul of our case and care management systems, the impending move to fully capitated Medicaid […]
CCBH Schedules March 20, 21 Hudson Valley Meetings
Hudson River Region Provider Meetings – March 2012 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Holiday Inn, Kingston 503 Washington Avenue […]
OASAS: April 2-6 Recovery Coach Training in Rochester
New York Recovery Coach Training Dear Provider or Recovery Organization: The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse […]
TUC Study Seeks Women Participants to Test Online Parent Education Course
Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion March 2012 AN INTERNET PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS WITH PSYCHIACTRIC […]
UIC: Podcast Library on Health Promotion and Prevention
NYAPRS Note: The following valuable resource comes from the Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions, which is located […]
Alert: Urge Passage of the Health Insurance Exchange in the State Budget!
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here New Yorkers can’t wait any longer for affordable, quality health insurance! […]
April 4 RTP Webinar: Building on Culture and Spirituality in Recovery-Oriented Practice (2)
Many of you have written back that the links that have been providedhaven’t worked. Here’s the official announcement from DSG, […]
Copeland Adapts WRAP for the Effects of Trauma, Adds Spanish Version
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HHS: Health Reform Law Ends Lifetime Limits For 105 Million Americans
Health Reform Law Ends Lifetime Limits For 105 Million Americans State-By-State Data Available US Dep’t of Health and Human Services […]
Correction: April 4 RTP Webinar: Building on Culture andSpirituality in Recovery-Oriented Practice
NYAPRS Note: See below for correct registration link. Register for the RTP Webinar Understanding and Building on Culture and Spirituality […]
WT: Curie Warns Against ‘One Size Fits All’ State Integrated Care Plans
NYAPRS Note: In this Washington Times Op Ed, former SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie argues that people with complex combinations of […]
April 4 RTP Webinar: Building on Culture and Spirituality in Recovery-Oriented Practice
Register for the RTP Webinar Understanding and Building on Culture and Spirituality in Recovery-Oriented Practice The next RTP Webinar will […]
VP, AAMC: Innovative Ways to Limit Return Hospital Visits, Promising Value of Peer Coaches
NYAPRS Note: Last week, we ran sobering new findings that premature death rates have been rising for people with major […]
MHW: LA Managed Care Program Boosts Housing w Supports, Olmstead Compliance
NYAPRS Note: As states like New York look to ramp up their managed integrated care programs to particularly improve care […]
Report: States Can Use BHOs to Integrate Physical, BH Care
NYAPRS Note: The following excerpt comes from a report, “State Options for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care” that was […]
‘Physical Health and Well-Being for People with Mental Illnesses’
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of Peggy Swarbrick. In It Together: Physical Health and Well-Being for […]
Peerlink to Host Oct 10-14 Alternatives Conference in Portland
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DOJ Backs Vet’s Right for Support Animal Accomodation in Condo
NYAPRS Note: The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit against a condominium association and its management company for […]
Study: Premature Death Rates Rising for People w Major MH Diangoses
Premature Death Rates Rising in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Patients Psych Central February 29, 2012 People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a substantially raised […]
Today at 3: Twitter Q&A on Medicaid Budget Proposal w Jason Helgerson
As a reminder, you are invited to a Twitter Q&A Today on the Medicaid 2012-13 Executive Budget Proposal: Join NYS […]
March 28 Webinar: on Meaningful Use, Electronic Records for BH Programs
If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Forward this email to a friend […]
OMH Releases 2012-3 Budget Summary
Promoting Legally and Fiscally Speaking A Review of 2012-2013 Legislative and Budget Proposals http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/resources/newsltr/2012/feb/legal.html by Office of Mental Health (OMH) […]
Study: 1/4 of People w Psych Diagnoses Are Targets of Violence
NYAPRS Note: Despite public characterizations of people with psychiatric diagnoses as violent, the truth remains that we are significantly more […]
Executive Seminar Exhibitor / Supporter Prospectus
NYAPRS 1 Columbia Place, Albany, NY 12207 518-436-0008 phone / 518-436-0044 fax www.nyaprs.org EXHIBITOR / SUPPORTER PROSPECTUS […]
Feb 29 Webinar on Ticket to Work, Work Incentives
Register NOW! National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) Webinar Ticket to Work: You Asked. We Answer. Work Incentives That […]
NYT: A Shift From Nursing Homes to Managed Care at Home
A Shift From Nursing Homes to Managed Care at Home By Joseph Berger New York Times February 23, 2012 […]
IS: IA Peers Help Prevent Needless Hospital Admissions
Peers Give Hope to Mental Health Patients Pilot Project Offers Support With Mental Crises in Bid to Prevent Needless Hospital […]
OM: Ohio to Launch MH Health Homes by June 2012
Ohio Will Launch Medicaid Health Homes for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness By June 2012 Open Minds February 27, 2012 […]
Free NYAPRS March 1 Member Briefing Features Myers, Allen, Bearden (4)
Correction: we should have identified that March 1 is a Thursday. Thanksto several of you for pointing this out. Harvey […]
March 6 Webinar on Treating Chronic Pain in Integrated Care
Chronic Pain: An Integrated Care Approach Register for Free Webinar March 6, 2012, 2:00-3:30 pm EST CLICK HERE TO REGISTER […]
Free NYAPRS March 1 Member Briefing Features Myers, Allen, Bearden (3)
NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS Board and staff are pleased to announce programdetails of our upcoming annual March 1st Albany member […]