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PJ: Hudson River Psych Center Closes Today
Poughkeepsie Hospital’s Last Day is Today; Patients Gone By Craig Wolf Poughkeepsie Journal January 25, 2012 Today is the […]
MHW: Indiana Wellness Program Shows Positive Outcomes
Wellness Program for SMI Population Seeks Positive Outcomes Mental Health Weekly January 23, 2012 Addressing the increased morbidity and […]
MHA: 2012 Budget Hikes MH Block Grant, Maintains Key Consumer Programs
Mental Health Advocates Help Win Increases for Key Programs Omnibus Includes Funding Increases for Block Grants, Prevention Programs Mental Health […]
Bazelon: Key Principles for Community Integration for People with Disabilities
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health whose executive director Bob Bernstein told our Board […]
Community Care Hudson Valley BHO Seeks Peer Support Specialist
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Kelly Lauletta, Regional Director of Community Care Behavioral Health Organization in NY’s Hudson River […]
Finnish Open Dialogue: High Recovery Rates Leave Many Psychiatric Beds Empty
Finnish Open Dialogue: High Recovery Rates Leave Many Psychiatric Beds Empty The following comes from Beyond Meds blogger and former […]
MHW: N.Y. Budget Prompts Focus on Community Reinvestment
N.Y. Budget Prompts MH field to Focus on Community Reinvestment Mental Health Weekly January 23, 2012 Following last week’s […]
UPDATE : Information on NYS Office of Health Information Technology’s webinar , Jan 24, 2012
This is the correct information for the NYS OHITT webinar and registration link for Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The registration […]
NEC’s Peer Respite Webinar 1/25 – Still time to register!
National Empowerment Center’s Peer-Run Respite Webinar Series Building the Foundation for a Successful Peer-Run Respite: Creating Connections with the […]
Health Home HIT Webinar series offerred by the NYS DOH Office of Health Information Technology
To assist with implementation of Health Homes, a series of training webinars on “HIT adoption for Health Homes” is being […]
Reporter Seeks Information About Police Taser Use in NY
Media Request: Police Taser Use in NY State Mary Beth Pfeiffer, a prominent investigative reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal […]
Jan 31 Webinar: Do’s and Don’ts for Nonprofits in an Election Year
Do’s and Don’ts for Nonprofits in an Election Year Webinar: Do’s and Don’ts for Nonprofits in an Election Year January […]
CMS to Host Jan 31 Webinar on Accountability Care Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chicago Regional Office ACO Webinar You are invited to participate in a […]
NYNP: Cuomo Budget Garners Much Praise, Questions and Concern
NYAPRS Note: In recent years, many sectors that had been promised Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) saw them taken down […]
PJ: Dutchess Co Gets $1.5m to Boost Community Supports in Wake of Hudson Valley PC Closure
Dutchess Gets Funding For Mental Health Programs By Craig Wolf Poughkeepsie Journal January 17, 2012 The state has granted […]
Jan 25 Ticket to Work, Work Incentives Webinar
Webinar Wednesday, January 25 Ticket to Work: Support Services for People Who Have a Disability and Are Ready to Work […]
Cuomo Signs Order Limiting Compensation to State Funded Providers
Cuomo Sets $199,000 Salary Cap For Contractors Associated Press January 18, 2012 ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed […]
Cuomo Budget 2nd Look: Supportive Housing Reinvestment, Medicaid Consumer Education/Enrollment, BH Advisory Council, More
Cuomo Budget 2012-3: NYAPRS Second Look Yesterday, we summarized some key first findings relative to our mental health and […]
Bazelon: Please Support a National Standard for Essential Health Benefits by Jan 31!
Having trouble viewing this email? http://www.bazelon.org/What-You-Can-Do/Take-Action Please Support a National Standard for Essential Health Benefits Comment Deadline 1/31/12 […]
Save the Date! March 29-30 NYAPRS Executive Seminar
Save The Date The NYAPRS Collective Presents NYAPRS 8th Annual Executive Seminar on System Transformation “The Change of […]
CHP: Hospital Execs Assume Cuomo Salary Cap Applies to Them
Gov. Cuomo, Salary-Slayer Crain’s Health Pulse January 18, 2012 Hospital executives assume that one of the more eye-opening proposals […]
Cuomo OMH Budget: NYAPRS Update
5:30 pm update: We’re happy to report an error in our morning’s ‘NYS State budget First Look’ that works in […]
Cuomo Proposes Non Profit $199k Salary, 15% AOH Caps
Cuomo Would Cap Support Of Non-Profit, Not-For-Profit Salaries at $199K by James M. Odato Albany Times Union January 17, 2012 […]
Cuomo Health Budget Summary
NYAPRS Note: Here’s the summary of changes in NY’s health budget including: the advance of health homes and capitated care […]
Cuomo OMH Budget: NYAPRS’ First Look
NYAPRS Note: Here’s what we’ve learned from a first look: Local Assistance: no COLA but a promise to establish a […]
MHW: Field Troubled By States’ Challenge To ACA Medicaid Provision
Field Troubled By States’ Challenge To ACA Medicaid Provision Mental Health Weekly January 17, 2012 Twenty-six states last week […]
CNN: States Look To Hike Tax On Millionaires
States Look To Hike Tax On Millionaires By Tami Luhby @CNNMoney January 16, 2012 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — As the “tax […]
Cuomo Budget Expectations: $2b deficit, 2.5% State Agency Cuts, Phased in Takeover of Local Medicaid, Pension Reform
Analysis: Inside Cuomo’s budget Spending Plan To Be Released Tuesday, Comes Amid Weak Revenues and $2B Deficit By James M. […]
Jan 19 Granirer Webinar: Stand Up for Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: We liked David Granirer’s very funny take on surviving stigma and services that the NYAPRS Conference featured him […]
Cornell Jan 18 Webinar: Disability Disclosure in the Workplace, What Employers Should Know
<http://pr.ak.vresp.com/956878134/www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/register/images/eprrtc-2012-1.jpg> Disability Disclosure Webinar, Jan. 18 Disability Disclosure in the Workplace: What Employers Should Know 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST […]
ACCES-VR Public Meetings on Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment
The New York State Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services- Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) and the State Rehabilitation Council […]
BU: Online Seminar on Self Directed Psych Rehab, Parenting Support Program
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation eCast January 2012 Note: This eCast is available as a full color […]
UMDNJ: Jan 19 Academy of Peer Services Hudson Valley Kick Off Event
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and NYAPRS Invite you to the Academy of Peer Services […]
CQC Appoints Members to Psychiatric Correctional Advisory Committee
CQC Appoints Members to Psychiatric Correctional Advisory Committee December 22, 2011 The Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy […]
Jan 12 Free SBIRT Webinar: Family Impact of Alcohol and Substance Use
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of ACMHA’s Eric Gopelrud who writes that “Below is an invitation to […]
DOH Moves Health Home Implementation Dates Back for all 3 Phases
January 10, 2012 UPDATED Phase-in plan for Health Home Applications Phasing in Health Home Implementation NYS Department of Health January 10, […]
Update on NY’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council
Update on NY’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council In Governor Cuomo’s recent state of the state address, he emphasized […]
Feds Recommend Independent NYS Protection & Advocacy Body
NYAPRS Note: States are federally mandated to establish State Protection and Advocacy Agencies Systems to oversee the following functions: the […]
Feb 15 LI Showing: Kings Park, Stories from an American Mental Institution
A special screening to benefit Hands Across Long Island and Clubhouse of Suffolk with a Special Appearance by Film […]
Jan 11 NC Webinar on Addressing MH/Physical Conditions Features Ben Druss
Preparing for New Treatment Expectations: Addressing Comorbid Mental and Physical Conditions Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:30 […]
Jan 26 NYC Peer to Peer Smoking Cessation Training
Peer-to-Peer Tobacco Dependence Training Training for Peer Staff Brought to you by the New York City Department of Health and […]
CQC Sets Public Forums on Future of Federal Protection & Advocacy / CAP Programs in New York
CQC Sets Public Forums on Future of Federal Protection & Advocacy / CAP Programs in New York CQC will hold […]
MHW: Disparities Found In Depression Care For Elderly African Americans
Disparities Found In Depression Care For Elderly AA Population Mental Health Weekly January 9, 2012 While there have been […]
NC: 5 Health Policy Battles, Trends to Watch in 2012
Five Health Policy Battles and Trends to Watch in 2012 National Council Public Policy Update January 5, 2012 1. Medicare […]
OM: MIssouri Launches Community MHC, Primary Care Chronic Conditions Health Homes
Missouri Health Homes Launched January 1, 2012 OPEN MINDS January 9, 2012 Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York Street, […]
Study: 30% of Latinas Suffer from Postpartum Depression
30% of Latinas Suffer from Postpartum Depression Fox News Latino January 5, 2012 Over 30 percent of Latinas in […]
Rogers, USA Today: Forced Treatment Doesn’t Work
Forced Treatment Doesn’t Work By Joseph A. Rogers USA Today January 6, 2012 Whenever there is violence involving someone […]
NYT: NYC Patients Linger in Hospitals, at a High Cost
NYAPRS Note: Please note the emphasis this article places on how inadequate housing is a major reason for extended, costly […]
RTP: Jan 25 Addressing Trauma in Recovery Oriented Practice Webinar
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time “Assessing for and Addressing Trauma in Recovery-Oriented Practice” Featuring Kevin […]
MHW: DOJ Says New Hampshire MH System Continues to Violate ADA
DOJ Says N.H. Wrong About Efforts To Improve MH System Mental Health Weekly January 2, 2012 Clashing views of […]
Cuomo Commits to NYS Olmstead Plan, Housing/Jobs, Rights Protections, Anti-Stigma
NYAPRS Note: Following are excerpts from today’s State of the Stateaddress from NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo. Caring for Our Most […]
Job: MHA Of Dutchess Co Seeks Executive Officer
Mental Health America Of Dutchess County Seeks Executive Officer Mental Health America of Dutchess County is seeking an Executive […]
Friedman: Elder Suicide, Public Health Challenge of the Elder Boom
Elder Suicide: A Public Health Challenge of the Elder Boom By Michael Friedman Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University Schools of […]
Study Looks at Racial, Cultural Factors in Seniors Depression Care
Diagnosis, Treatment Of Depression Among Elderly Depend On Racial, Cultural Factors Medical News Today January 2, 2012 Despite improvements to […]
NY Disability Community Looks to Today’s 1:30 pm Cuomo State of the State
NYAPRS Note: You can watch Governor Cuomo’s 2nd State of the State address today at 1:30pm by going to http://www.governor.ny.gov/. […]
2012 NYC Peer Specialist Conference Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals NYC’s Sixth Annual Peer Specialist Conference At New York University’s Kimmel Center On Thursday, July 19, 2012 […]
DOH Implements Prior Authorization for Atypical Antipsychotics
NYS Department of Health Medicaid Update December 2011 Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Reform Prior Authorization for Atypical Antipsychotics The enacted 2011-2012 New […]
OM: NY Medicaid to Integrate Care for Duals Through ACOs
New York Medicaid To Integrate Care for Duals Through ACOs Open Minds January 2, 2012 Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 […]
MHW: Calif. Reorganizes MH to Create New State Hospital Department
Calif. Reorganizes MH to Create New State Hospital Department Mental Health Weekly January 3, 2012 Citing goals to improve treatment, […]