eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS Strongly Recognizes the Importance Of LGBTQIA Pride Month and the Successes Of The LGBT Community and The Struggles This […]

NYAPRS Note: Housing programs for New Yorkers with extensive mental health conditions have been in state of severe financial crisis […]

  NYAPRS is seeking proposals for our 37th Annual Conference!   Integrate, Innovate, Advocate, Celebrate: Keeping our Eyes on the […]

NYAPRS Note: Despite the resolute, tireless efforts of the Campaign for Alternatives to Solitary Confinement and majorities in both houses […]

NYAPRS Seeks Peer Division Director, Peer Bridgers The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is a longtime dedicated […]

Solitary Confinement Reform in New York: An Update June 21, 2019               Harvey Rosenthal  NYAPRS   “Six by ten feet. […]

Word is that the NYS Assembly will pass the HALT bill as written! Now the Senate must step up as […]

NYAPRS Note: As the NYS legislative session prepares to wrap up at the end of today or tomorrow morning, passage […]

BREAKING Mental Health Solitary Ban in Jeopardy Albany Must Approve the HALT Bill As Written!   Apparently, the Assembly, Senate […]

NYAPRS Note: On this final day of this year’s NYS Legislative session, advocates for Humane Alternatives To Long-Term (HALT) Solitary […]

NYAPRS Note: State legislators are considering passing the HALT solitary confinement reform bill today, as written. A central provision in […]

NYAPRS Note: A coalition representing behavioral health, physical health, foster care and developmental disability service providers call for legislative approval […]

The focus on the Humane Alternatives to Solitary (HALT) bill has intensified to where the Governor and both Houses are […]

NYAPRS Note: Great thanks to all NYS and national mental health advocates who signed up in support of the HALT […]

Avanza Huelga De Hambre Que Exige Derogar El Confinamiento En Las Cárceles By David Ramirez  El Diario  June 17,  2019 NUEVA […]

Interview Highlights On the three major qualifiers for solitary confinement “The first, which is the Manafort example, is that officials […]

NYAPRS Note: As you well know, community-based providers are at the front-line of health care’s ‘triple aim.’ We deliver cost-effective […]

NYAPRS Note: As we enter the final 3 days of this year’s NYS Legislative session, advocates for Humane Alternatives To […]

  NYAPRS is seeking proposals for our 37th Annual Conference!   Integrate, Innovate, Advocate, Celebrate: Keeping our Eyes on the […]

Major City Physician Group Calls For New DSRIP Money Crain’s Health Pulse  June 12, 2019   Dr. Ramon Tallaj, chairman […]

NYAPRS Note: The campaign to win passage of the HALT bill is intensifying to yet another level with the announcement […]

NYAPRS note: Over the past year or so, NYAPRS and the NYS Office of Mental Health have developed regional trainings […]

NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss this terrific piece in one of the nation’s most prestigious journals of health policy thought and […]

Mental Health Providers Point to Beacon’s Bad Behavior After Deal with Anthem Crain’s Health Pulse  June 13, 2019   Following […]

NYAPRS Note: in the waning day of NYS legislative session, the push for passage of HALT solitary confinement legislation only […]

NYAPRS Note: As you well know, community-based providers are at the front-line of health care’s ‘triple aim.’ We deliver cost-effective […]

NYAPRS Note: Advocates for passage of the HALT solitary confinement reform bill will be in Albany until the conclusion of […]

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In Mental Health Play, Anthem To Buy Beacon Health Options www.forbes.com Anthem will buy behavioral health services firm Beacon Health […]

  NYAPRS is seeking proposals for our 37th Annual Conference!   Integrate, Innovate, Advocate, Celebrate: Keeping our Eyes on the […]

NYAPRS Note: Stalemates within and between the legislature and Governor Cuomo on a number of issues may result in an end of […]

NYAPRS Note: Once again, Northern Rivers’ Bill Gettman has pointedly underscored the gross inequity in pay faced by members of New […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is coordinating regional listening sessions for adult behavioral health providers on behalf of the Managed Care Technical […]

NYAPRS Note: The Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter is Albany’s most influential daily political radio show. Yesterday, Susan interviewed two […]

Registration is open for the next webinar in the Professional and Leadership Development Series. NYC Peer and Community Health Worker […]

NYAPRS Note: We’re in the final 2 weeks of all out advocacy to win passage of the HALT bill and […]

Clarification: Please note a clarification that the due date for proposals is July 1.    NYAPRS is seeking proposals for our 37th […]

  Please join us and help recovering people and care managers to come together and connect people with these life […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to this excellent new tool developed by the Office of Consumer Affairs at the NYC Department […]

The NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is co-sponsoring a free training event with Human Development Services of Westchester, Inc. […]

Solitary Confinement Comes Under Fire In Albany By JOE MAHONEY CNHI State Reporter  June 1, 2019   ALBANY — Opponents of […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYS campaign to win passage of the landmark HALT bill intensified over the weekend, with high profile […]

Mental Health App Raises $50 Million for Expansion By Jonathan Lamantia  Crain’s Health Pulse  May 30, 2019   Online therapy […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, representatives of NYS mental health advocacy groups joined the dedicated members of the New York Campaign for […]

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   CLICK HERE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS   CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA      Please bookmark https://mhanys.org/nys-omh-symposium/ for ‘pre’ […]

NYAPRS Note: This Thursday, state legislative leaders and mental health and criminal justice reform advocates will be holding a 1pm Capital news […]

NYAPRS Note:  You can watch this morning’s 10 am Albany hearing on the New York Health Act’s Single Payer legislation […]

Friends,   For many years, self and system advocates for people with mental health challenges from across the nation have […]

NYAPRS Note: In collaboration with the NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, the Mid-Hudson Regional Planning Consortium, Rockland County government, […]

NYAPRS Note: You can help win passage of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act by participating in a national call in […]

NYAPRS Note: With just under a month to go till legislative session’s end, a top Senate leader says that the […]

NYAPRS Note: One likely impact of federal Parity and Affordable Care Act legislation.   Mental Health Care Accounts For a […]

Trump Administration Backs Off a Proposal to Let Medicare Plans Exclude Certain Drugs By Nicholas Florko  Stat+  May 16, 2019 […]

Please save September 24-26 to attend this fall’s NYAPRS Annual Conference at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, NY! The […]

Governor Cuomo Announces $5.25 Million in Funding to Facilitate and Expand Access to Medication Assisted Treatment in Primary Care Clinics […]

12 Innovative Ideas To Improve Recruitment & Retention By Sarah C. Threnhauser   Open Minds  May 16, 2019     Developed […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece reflects on New York human services advocates efforts to win an across the board investment […]

See below for registration and hotel reservation links.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   CLICK HERE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Friends,   For many years, self and system advocates for people with mental health challenges from across the nation have […]

NYAPRS Note: In collaboration with the NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, NYAPRS’ New Choices in Recovery project is […]

Community Access: Register for May 28 Supported Education Symposium in NYC   Community Access, home of Blueprint Supported Education, is […]

Friends, For many years, self and system advocates for people with mental health challenges from across the nation have called […]

NYAPRS Note: Last year, the NYS Assembly approved landmark legislation that will ban the inhumane use of solitary confinement for […]

NYAPRS Note: When Governor Cuomo and state legislators failed to provide a cost of living increase across New York’s human […]

NYAPRS Note: Last year, the NYS Assembly approved landmark legislation that will ban the inhumane use of solitary confinement for […]

Community Access: Register for May 28 Supported Education Symposium in NYC Community Access, home of Blueprint Supported Education, is hosting […]

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