Don’t Keep Cutting MedicaidAlbany Times Union Editorial January 4, 2020 THE ISSUE:Facing a deficit, the governor looks at ways to […]
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NYAPRS Leadership Institute
NYAPRS note: Happy New Year! See below for a brand new opportunity being offered for you and your senior management […]
NYAPRS Feb 25 Leg Day Priorities: Medicaid; Human Service Hikes, HALT; Housing; Enhanced Outreach; Trauma Informed Policies
NYAPRS Note: With talk of possible deep Medicaid cuts and the dire need to address the crisis in community services […]
NYS 1% Medicaid Cut Exempts OMH Medicaid, 2% Pay Hike Goes Forward
NYAPRS Note: Look for more details Thursday. Cuomo orders 1% cut to Medicaid by Bill Hammond | December 31, 2019 | NY Torch The […]
NYAPRS Seeks FT Queens Community Peer Bridger
NYAPRS Seeks FT Queens Community Peer Bridger The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is looking to fill […]
NYAPRS Seeks FT Queens Community Peer Bridger
NYAPRS Seeks FT Queens Community Peer Bridger The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is looking to fill […]
NYAPRS Honors and Remembers Roseanne Leone
In Honor and Memoriam of Roseanne Leone It is with great sorrow that NYAPRS announces the passing of Roseanne Leone. […]
Happy Holiday and New Year’s Wishes from NYAPRS
All of our Very Best Wishes and Hopes for Every One of You During the Holiday Season and the Coming […]
NYN: Campaign Launches to Boost State Funding for Human Services Nonprofits
NYAPRS Note: Advocates for NY’s human service nonprofits including NYAPRS kicked off what will be a unremitting session-long campaign to […]
NYS Human Service Advocacy Groups Press Albany to Sustain NY’s Human Services Sector
NYAPRS Note: A broad based unprecedented coalition of statewide human services advocates including NYAPRS are calling on state budget and […]
NYAPRS Leadership Institute
NYAPRS note: See below for a brand new opportunity being offered for you and your senior management staff through NYAPRS’s […]
Register Now for SAMHSA Webinar Series on Practices that Support Recovery
Webinar Series: Recovery from Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI) and the Practices that Support Recovery Recovery from SMI has been studied and […]
18th Annual CHRIS ASHMAN Wellness and Recovery Conference Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, New York
NYAPRS Note: As we fight for criminal justice reform, the topic of trauma, addiction and incarceration is a conversation we […]
Come Join NYAPRS NYC Dec 20th Potluck Celebration
18th Annual CHRIS ASHMAN Wellness and Recovery Conference Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, New York
BN: A Soaring State Budget Deficit Takes Shape in Albany for NYAPRS’ Feb 25th Legislative Day
NYAPRS Note: As we reported last week (https://www.nyaprs.org/e-news-bulletins/2019/11/25/nys-looks-to-cut-18b-in-medicaid-spending-in-the-current-budget-spectrum-news), New York State is facing an ominous budget crisis that may impose […]
Free 12 Week Web Based Course: Peer Support: From Position Description to Integrated Team Member
SMI Advisor Peer Support: From Position Description to Integrated Team MemberRegister OverviewSpace is limited and registration will close once maximum […]
KFF: Money Follows the Person Program Has Uncertain Future
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released the attached report suggesting that the landmark Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person Program may […]
NYS Looks to Cut $1.8B in Medicaid Spending in the Current Budget: Spectrum News
NYAPRS Note: We’ve been hearing for some time about a growing NYS Medicaid spending crisis and a report released last […]
Breaking: NY Budget Cuts Coming, $2.2B in Medicaid Costs to be Rolled into Future Years
NYAPRS Note: The Cuomo administration on Friday proposed broad cuts to what hospitals and other providers are paid for treating […]
Bill to Expand Access to Licensed MH Counselors Vetoed, Advocates look to 2020 Budget
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS joined a group of colleagues in advocating for legislation that would increase access to licensed mental health […]
Breaking: HSRI Releases Reports on NYS Self-Directed Care Pilots
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has long regarded self-directed care as the most transformative system reform that currently exists, as it shift […]
Announcing the Certified Peer Specialist Career Outcomes Study
Announcing the Certified Peer Specialist Career Outcomes Study With funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, […]
Comment by Dec 2 on Draft Federal Person-Centered Planning Definitions, Competencies
Comment by Dec 2 on Draft Federal Person-Centered Planning Definitions, CompetenciesNYAPRS E-News November 21, 2019 NYAPRS Note: In 2019 the […]
Participate in Study on Supervision of Peer Support Workers
WSJ: As New York Faces Big Medicaid Cost Overruns, Cuomo Stays
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS continues to monitor for possible Medicaid cuts and is prepared to prioritize this issue at our February […]
Free CEUs for Tomorrow’s Cultural Humility, Health Disparities & The Social Determinants of Health Webinar
NYAPRS Note: Please note that attendance at tomorrow’s webinar will earn Social Work, Mental Health Counseling and CPRP CEUs. The […]
Tomorrow! Cultural Humility, Health Disparities & The Social Determinants of Health Webinar with Lenora Reid-Rose, Harvey Rosenthal
The NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee is very pleased to announce their upcoming 2019 – 2020 Cultural Competency Webinar Series, A […]
NC: CCBHC Demo is Extended till December 20
NYAPRS Note: Just in from the National Council’s Rebecca Farley David: “Yesterday afternoon, the House released the text of the […]
Gov Cuomo Announces $30 Million in Awards for 1,200 Supportive Housing Units Across NYS
Governor Cuomo Announces $30 Million in Awards for 1,200 Supportive Housing Units Across New York State Fourth Round Awards Will […]
NYAPRS Comments on NYS’s Proposal to Extend our DSRIP Program
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a copy of NYAPRS’ recently submitted comments to support and help shape New York’s proposal to extend […]
Overflow Hotel Arrangements for NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy at Hilton Garden Inn; Gideon Putnam Sold Out
While the Gideon Putnam Hotel is sold out, last minute registrants can book rooms at the nearby Hilton Garden Inn […]
City Voices Launches Monthly Peer Workers Support Group in NYC
Don’t Miss December 12 Orange Co Mental Health Conference Featuring Lindsey Sizemore, Luis Lopez
NYAPRS Note: This year’s Chris Ashman Wellness & Recovery Conference in Orange County, New York offers a very special opportunity […]
Alert: Join January 21st Albany Rally to Stop the Torture of Solitary Confinement!
NYAPRS Note: Please make your plans now to come to Albany on January 21, 2020 for a special advocacy day […]
Last Chance! NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy Registration Closes Today at 6!
NYAPRS Note: DON’T MISS THIS WEEK’S 10TH ANNUAL RECOVERY & REHAB ACADEMY! WE WILL BE CLOSING REGISTRATION AT 6PM TODAY, […]
Nov 20 Cultural Humility, Health Disparities & the Social Determinants of Health Webinar with Lenora Reid-Rose, Harvey Rosenthal with
The NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee is very pleased to announce their upcoming 2019 – 2020 Cultural Competency Webinar Series, A […]
Expanding Hospital Visiting Hours Critical to Engagement, Discharge Planning Efforts: CHP
NYAPRS Note: Among the greatest impediments to helping people to break the cycle of frequent hospital readmissions are the barriers […]
Next Week’s NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy Features 2 Timely General Sessions: Still Time to Register!
NYAPRS Note: Only 4 days Away! Don’t miss Pathways to Recovery: Multiple Roads to Well-Being, next week’s 10th Annual Recovery […]
Only 1 Week til 2019 NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: DON’T MISS NEXT WEEK’S 10TH ANNUAL RECOVERY & REHAB ACADEMY! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NYAPRS and the NYS […]
Only 1 Week til 2019 NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: DON’T MISS NEXT WEEK’S 10TH ANNUAL RECOVERY & REHAB ACADEMY! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NYAPRS and the NYS […]
New York’s Growing Medicaid Crisis Taking Center Stage in Albany
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s news accounts and discussion with Executive staff made it clear that New York’s Medicaid budget has reached […]
Nov 20 Cultural Humility, Health Disparities & the Social Determinants of Health Webinar with Lenora Reid-Rose, Harvey Rosenthal with
The NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee is very pleased to announce their upcoming 2019 – 2020 Cultural Competency Webinar Series, A […]
Don’t Miss Next Week’s 2019 NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy!
NYAPRS Note: DON’T MISS NEXT WEEK’S 10TH ANNUAL RECOVERY & REHAB ACADEMY! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NYAPRS and the NYS […]
Advocates Press for HALT Passage at Start of 2020 NYS Session: Come to Albany on January 21 for Campaign Kickoff!
NYAPRS Note: According to the newly released data obtained by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), 40,000 solitary confinement […]
PROS & HCBS Providers: Don’t MIss 2019 NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy: ONLY 2 1/2 WEEKS LEFT!
NYAPRS Note: DON’T MISS OUR 10TH ANNUAL RECOVERY & REHAB ACADEMY! NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in […]
DeWitt: Worries Grow Over NYS Medicaid Overruns
NYAPRS Note: With ever growing concerns about the state of NYS Medicaid, look for Medicaid to be among NYAPRS’ top […]
Only a Few Weeks to Go: Register Today for 10th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy
NYAPRS Note: There’s only a few more weeks left to register for this year’s information packed 10TH ANNUAL Recovery and […]
Advocates for BH Services, Social Determinants of Health Press for DSRIP 2.0
NYAPRS Note: A number of speakers at yesterday’s public comment session on NY’s plan to apply for a second round […]
Here’s How Easily New York Could Become the First Major U.S. City to End Solitary Confinement
Here’s How Easily New York Could Become the First Major U.S. City to End Solitary Confinement By Natasha Lennard The […]
Register Today for the 10th Annual NYAPRS Recovery & Rehab Academy!
NYAPRS Note: COME CELEBRATE OUR 10TH ANNUAL ACADEMY! NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in collaboration with our […]
Don’t Miss Nov 14-15 NYAPRS/OMH Recovery & Rehab Academy in Saratoga: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in collaboration with our partners at the Center for Practice […]
Advocates: NYC Needs to Entirely Remove Law Enforcement from Crisis Prevention & Response Plan
NYAPRS Note: Representatives from the Communities for Crisis Intervention Teams in NYC had mixed reactions to NYC’s newly proposed Crisis […]
NYAPRS Seeks Hudson River Training & TA Facilitator
NYAPRS Seeks Training & Technical Assistance Facilitator for the Hudson River Region The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services […]
Rabinowitz: Mental Health Over Police Crisis Response System, Not forced Medication, is the Way
NYAPRS Note: Here’s an excellent recent response to knee jerk unsubstantiated claims that forced medication or hospitalization provide the true […]
Come Enjoy Tomorrow’s NYC Mental Health Film Festival!
This year’s nationally acclaimed NYC Mental Health Film Festival is Just Around the Corner! Saturday, October 19 at the Village […]
Don’t Miss Nov 14-15 NYAPRS/OMH Recovery & Rehab Academy in Saratoga: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in collaboration with our partners at the Center for Practice […]
NYS OMH Office of Recipient Affairs Seeks Advocacy Specialist
Agency: Mental Health, Office of Title: Advocacy Specialist 4, Central Office; Vacancy ID: 74905 Position Information Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s […]
NYAPRS Releases Program for Nov 14-15 NYAPRS/OMH Recovery & Rehab Academy in Saratoga: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in collaboration with our partners at the Center for Practice […]
NYAPRS Announces Oct 17,30/Nov 4 Regional New Hire Orientations in Central/Western NY
NYAPRS Note: Do you have new staff and don’t have the time or the resources to train them in recovery, […]
NYAPRS Releases Program for Nov 14-15 NYAPRS/OMH Recovery & Rehab Academy in Saratoga: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in collaboration with our partners at the Center for Practice […]
Bazelon Center Releases ‘Diversion to What?’ – New Essential Services Publication
Bazelon Center Releases ‘Diversion to What?’ New Essential Services Publication October 1, 2019 – The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law […]
NYAPRS Announces Regional New Hire Orientations in Central/Western NY
NYAPRS Note: Do you have new staff and don’t have the time or the resources to train them in recovery, person-centered […]
Register Today for Nov 14-15 NYAPRS/OMH Recovery & Rehab Academy in Saratoga!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health, in collaboration with our partners at the Center for Practice […]
Don’t Miss Nov 19 OMH Statewide Virtual Town Hall featuring OMH Commissioner Ann Sullivan
MH is conducting a Statewide Virtual Town Hall on November 19, 2019, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. with Commissioner Ann […]
Peer Services, Gun Violence Among Topics at NYAPRS Conference: BH Executive
By Ron Manderscheid, Executive Director, NACBHDD and NARMH Behavioral Health Executive September 30, 2019 Each fall, as the leaves slowly […]
What Is The Future Of The CCBHC?
September 28, 2019 | Athena Mandros Open Minds Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York Street, Gettysburg PA 17325, www.openminds.com. All rights […]
Leaders and Allies of the Disability Community Unite in Joint Statement on Gun Violence
NYAPRS Note: As cited recently in the Mental Health Weekly, a broad spectrum of disability groups from across the nation […]
What Washington Should Do To Implement True MH reform
What Washington Should Do To Implement True Mental Health Reform by Harvey Rosenthal Mental Health Weekly September 24, 2019 We […]
NYS Officials, Health Systems Want More Time For Medicaid Reform Effort: PT
State Officials, Health Systems Want More Time For Medicaid Reform Effort By Dan Goldberg, Amanda Eisenberg Politico September 23, 2019 […]
CHP: NYS DSRIP 2.0 Eyes Greater Community Focus, More Involvement by Health Plans
NYAPRS Note: NY is making its case for an extension of our DSRIP program (https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip/) to the federal government by […]
Oct 1 Free Web Seminar: Badge of Life: Building a Better Cop
NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of the NYS Office of Mental Health. Event: Badge of Life: Building a Better […]