eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS Note: Earlier this week, Susan Arbetter, the host of Capital Tonight, wrote a blog post about the impact of […]

NYAPRS Note: The Cuomo Administration has provided the NYS Legislature with a series of recommendations that they believe will address […]

Another NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee Webinar Series Event! NYAPRS is delighted to announce that our next Cultural Competency Committee webinar, […]

NYAPRS Note: Many thanks once again to Ron Manderscheid for wise words during a very difficult time. Responding to Pandemic […]

NYAPRS Note: This comes courtesy of NYAPRS’ Director of Training and Development Ruth Colon-Wagner.

Another NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee Webinar Series Event! NYAPRS is delighted to announce that our next Cultural Competency Committee webinar, […]

NYAPRS Note: Fear is even more contagious than the virus. I hope you all find these helpful. Be safe and […]

NYAPRS to Cancel Annual Albany Executive Seminar at the Hilton Hello friends, Due to risks posed by the potential spread […]

ACTION ALERT FOR NEXT MONDAY & TUESDAY MARCH 16-17URGE YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT 3for5! WHO: Members of the 3for5 […]

Newly received from the NYS Office of Mental Health Attached you will find REVISED guidance for prevention of the spread […]

NYAPRS Note: Do you have new staff and don’t have the time or the resources to train them in recovery, […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, New York State’s Medicaid Redesign Team II released a series of proposals that were submitted “to improve […]

NYAPRS Note: Representatives of a number of NYS behavioral health advocacy organizations held a very encouraging meeting this week with […]

Another NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee Webinar Series Event! NYAPRS is delighted to announce that our next Cultural Competency Committee webinar, […]

NYAPRS Note: As we head into the last 3 weeks of this year’s NYS budget session, advocates for New York’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the NYS Office of Mental Health. The attached guidance is based on the most […]

FDA Takes Rare Step to Ban Electrical Stimulation Devices for Self-Injurious or Aggressive BehaviorDevices Found to Present Unreasonable and Substantial […]

New York State BH Community Upset Over Loss of Billions for Medicaid ReformMental Health Weekly March 2, 2020 Mental health […]

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affordable Care ActBy Natalie Weiner  March 5, 2020  The U.S. Supreme Court decided to […]

NYAPRS Note: As reported by the National Council for Behavioral Health below, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health […]

How To Keep Your Association Running If Coronavirus WorsensBy Rasheeda Childress  Associations Now  March 4, 2020 If you ever wondered why […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to feature a keynote presentation from Drew DiGiovanni, Senior Associate with OPEN MINDS, entitled […]

NYAPRS Note: Over the past twenty years, Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick has been among our most internationally recognized pioneers in […]

Another NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee Webinar Series Event! NYAPRS is delighted to announce that our next Cultural Competency Committee webinar, […]

NYAPRS Note: At our April 21-22 Annual Albany Executive Seminar, “2020 Vision: Lead, Partner, Perform and Transform”, NYAPRS is very […]

Last Thursday, finance staff from the NYS Governor, Assembly and Senate met for their traditional assessment of the state’s financial […]

NYAPRS Note: Over the past week, a stream of statewide and local groups representing hundreds of extremely hard pressed NY […]

Another NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee Webinar Series Event! NYAPRS is delighted to announce that our next Cultural Competency Committee webinar, […]

NYAPRS Note: The federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people […]

NYAPRS Note: One of the cruelest ironies of the cancellation of DSRIP II is the takedown of plans to invest […]

NYAPRS Note: At our April 21-22 Annual Albany Executive Seminar, “2020 Vision: Lead, Partner, Perform and Transform”, NYAPRS is especially […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to feature a keynote presentation by Open Minds’ Drew DiGiovanni on ‘Taking Charge of […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s notice of a very timely presentation from our friends at the Chicago Health Disparities Center at the […]

Chief Disability Officer The Chief Disability Officer reports to the Deputy Secretary for Civil Rights and will act as an […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s NYAPRS Annual Albany Legislative Day brought upwards of 550 passionate self and system advocates to Albany to […]

Feds Deny Plan For DSRIP 2.0, Ending Program That Brought Billions of Dollars to NYBy Jonathan LaMantia  Crain’s Health Pulse  […]

NYC DOHMH Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium releases New Action Planning and Implementation Guide for Providers   February 25, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to open registration for our Annual Executive Seminar program, entitled “2020 Vision: Lead, Partner, […]

NYAPRS Note: At next Tuesday’s NYAPRS Annual Albany Legislative Day, we are very pleased to honor 3 highly accomplished and […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to open registration for our Annual Executive Seminar program, entitled “2020 Vision: Lead, Partner, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release our attached Legislative Day book of budget and legislative priorities for 2020-21. […]

NYS Identifies Targeted Areas for Proposed Medicaid Cuts Amidst Angry ProtestsNYAPRS  E News February 18, 2020 NYAPRS Note: Two major […]

Adult Home Project Director Posting The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking a qualified candidate for the temporary, competitive […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the following program and schedule details regarding our Annual Executive Seminar program, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the following program and schedule details regarding our Annual Executive Seminar program, […]

Medicaid Redesign Team II Will Hold Public Meeting Today The New York State Medicaid Redesign Team II will convene its […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from MHANYS’ Glenn Liebman. The 3for5 proposal, amounting to a  3% increase in across the […]

NYAPRS Note: Across New York, NYAPRS regions are organizing efforts to encourage and in many cases transport passionate self and […]

  RSVP TODAY to Take the Suffolk Bus to the NYAPRSFebruary Annual Albany Legislative Day! Come to Albany February 25th […]

  Get Ready to Get on the Bus! NYAPRS Legislative Day Nassau County Forum Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 from 10 […]

NYAPRS Seeks Administrative Assistant The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is a highly recognized national leader in […]

NYAPRS Note: Across New York, NYAPRS regions are organizing efforts to encourage and in many cases transport passionate self and […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece makes the critical distinction between the much appreciated pay hikes for workers that have been […]

  Webinar Thursday, February 6, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 pmRutgers University Peer Support: State Credentials, Continuing Education, and Retention/Recruitment Strategies […]

NYS Governor Cuomo Picks Members for Medicaid Redesign Team; No Consumer RepresentationSome Focus on Workforce and Safety Net Sustainability NYAPRS […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 4, 2020Contact: Harvey Rosenthal, (518) 527-0564 **MEDIA ADVISORY**Press Conference Today (2/4)12:45 p.m. at the NYS Capitol, 4th […]

NYAPRS Note: At yesterday NYS Mental Hygiene Budget hearing, speaker after speaker strongly urged lawmakers and the Cuomo Administration to […]

NYAPRS Note: With talk of possible Medicaid cuts and the dire need to address the crisis in funding for community […]

NYAPRS Note: Watch today’s 2pm livestreamed House Briefing by the Coalition for Smart Safety and the Consortium for Citizens with […]

More and More Americans Are Dying by Suicide. What Are We Missing?Alia E. Dastagir  USA TODAY America’s suicide rate won’t […]

NYAPRS Note: The Trump Administration sent letters to state Medicaid directors yesterday encouraging them to move to a capped, block […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is a member of a large coalition of advocates for nonprofit human service advocacy groups that has […]

NYAPRS NYS Medicaid Hearing RoundupJanuary 30, 2020 NYAPRS Note: Medicaid cuts and potential remedies took center stage in Albany yesterday […]

NYAPRS Note: This NYS Health Foundation issue brief presents how New York’s veteran suicide rate compares to the rest of […]

NYAPRS Note: Without any substantive details on the Cuomo Administration’s plan to reshape and reduce Medicaid, neither advocates or the […]