eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS Note: Here are 3 more touching testimonials to Constance. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to […]

High Court Won’t Review Police Shooting That Killed Mentally Ill Teen By Allan Turner  Houston Chronicle  October 1, 2012    […]

The Psych Approach By David Brooks  New York Times  September 27, 2012   In the 1990s, Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda […]

Online Toolkit Aims to Support Mental Health Providers Serving Veterans in the Community September 27, 2012   WASHINGTON – The Department […]

States Moving Ahead On Defining ‘Essential’ Health Insurance Benefits Under Federal Law By Phil Galewitz  Kaiser Health News   September 30, 2012 […]

NYAPRS Note: The Assembly Bill requiring one standard medication form was incorrectly stated. The correct number is A.10248-B.     […]

Center for Practice Innovations: Working with Programs Across New York State Join us for a Webinar on October 17 <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/718338065> […]

New York State Office of Mental Health Bureau of Cultural Competence Regional MAC Town Hall Meeting Thursday, October 25, 2012 […]

IG: Psych Center Director Made Staff Falsify Discharge Forms By Casey Seiler Albany Times Union  September 27, 2012   Another […]

A L E R T Two bills of great importance to New York’s behavioral health community were sent over to […]

NYAPRS Note: In recent months, there have been a tragically mounting increase of police fatal interventions with people with psychiatric […]

Register Now! “Beyond Yellow Ribbons:  Putting Veterans with Disabilities to Work” Webcast Date:  Friday, October 26, 2012 Time:  12:00 – […]

NYC REACH, the NYC Department of Health, and the New York City District Branches of the American Psychiatric Association invite […]

Health care law increases number of mental and behavioral health providers Affordable Care Act grants also help military personnel, veterans […]

NYAPRS Note: This new summary from the NYS Department of Health reminds us that Medicaid mental health and addiction services […]

REGISTER NOW NYAPRS Announces a FREE FALL WEBINAR SERIES and FACE TO FACE SEMINAR: “NECESSARY CHANGES TO ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ […]

Inside NYC’s Busiest Suicide Call Center by Alison Bowen  Metro   September 23, 2012   Crisis counselors are trained to the […]

Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic By Reed Abelson, Julie Creswell And Griffin J. Palmer  New York Times September […]

Seven States Receive $20.7 Million in Disability Employment Initiative Funding from US Labor Department US Department of Labor  September 20, […]

  By 41%-1% Margin American Voters More Likely to Vote for Candidate Committed to Those with Disabilities 51% of likely voters say […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece gives background to the National Association of Peer Specialists’ Call to Collaboration on National Standards […]

Former Basketball Star/Author/Advocate Chamique Holdsclaw, Long Island Health Town Meeting Highlight 20th LI Mental Illness Awareness Day Conference   An […]

NYAPRS Note: The following moving tribute comes from Bryan O’Malley, executive director of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program that […]

Medicaid, Budget Issues, Service Access Concern MH Field As Election Nears Mental Health Weekly September 24, 2012   With just […]

Hello Stakeholder: The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) announces the availability of funds for Statewide Family Support […]

Feds cut N.Y. Medicaid reimbursement 80 percent Feds order change to reimbursements after overbilling by state by Brian Tumulty Poughkeepsie […]

New York’s Medicaid Reforms New York Times Editorial  September 17, 2012 New York State has substantially changed its Medicaid program […]

NYAPRS Note: The following is a very thoughtful piece about the NYS Office of Mental Health’s new peer run Recovery […]

September 17, 2012   Dear Agency Commissioners:   Over the past 21 months and with your help, Governor Cuomo eliminated […]

Title: Say Ah!’s Health Literacy Webinar: Strategies to Improve Patient/Client Health Literacy Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Time: 10:00 AM […]

Community Health Center Expands in Plainfield, Vt. LISA RATHKE, Associated Press September 17, 2012   PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) – Cathy Marsha of […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from HealthAffairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation which writes that “improved care transitions, including […]

  Integrated Care Resource Center Offers New Ways to Search for Online Resources The Integrated Care Resource Center – a […]

Webinar: “Peer Support for Youth and Young Adults”   Tuesday September 18, 2012 from 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific, 1:00pm – […]

  Upcoming Webinar – Integrating Medicaid Physical and Behavioral Health Services: Lessons from Pennsylvania   October 1, 2:30-4 pm ET  […]

New York State Behavioral Health Webinar A Policy Conversation on Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Integration   This webinar will focus […]

The Reporter  Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Vol. XI, No. 4, September 13, 2012 Breaking New Ground   Though […]

SAMHSA Awards Up to $2.3 Million in Statewide Consumer Network Grants September 13, 2012   Up to $2.3 million in […]

      FREE WEBINAR Peer-Driven Innovations: Changing Systems, Changing Lives Register Today! http://promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov/ teleconferences/archive/training/ teleconference09272012.aspx Registration will remain through […]

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action A Report of the U.S. Surgeon General and of the […]

REGISTER NOW   NYAPRS Announces a FREE FALL WEBINAR SERIES and FACE TO FACE SEMINAR: “NECESSARY CHANGES TO ‘BUSINESS AS […]

NYAPRS note: Health Home implementation continues with Phase 1 rolling out and Phase 2 and 3 awaiting final State Plan […]

Partnership Plan Waiver Extension The Partnership Plan has been the primary vehicle used by the State to expand access to managed care […]

Nothing Says Recovery Like a Job! Webinar   People with psychiatric disabilities, family members and national experts alike know employment […]

NYAPRS Note: In the past few days, New York State has applied to extend our Medicaid Waiver system that may […]

NYAPRS MEMBER ALERT* We’re very pleased to tell you that the New York State Office of Mental Health’s revised PROS […]

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, […]