eNews Bulletin Updates
May 5-7 NYS APSE Employment Conference in the Adks
NYAPRS Note: The NYS APSE Employment Institute is the premier event for supported employment professionals in New York State. This […]
All Hands on Deck for Feb 26 NYAPRS Legislative Day!
NYAPRS Note: While there several positive items in this year’s Executive Budget, two critically important issues were left out: the […]
NYAPRS Announces “Continuing the Conversation on Oppression, Racism and Health Inequities Webinar Series”, Feb 28 Kickoff
NYAPRS Note: In the summer of 2018, providers from across New York State gathered at a conference in Albany to learn […]
NYC First Lady Announces Office of ThriveNYC to Strengthen Citywide MH Services
THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK, NY 10007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2019 CONTACT: pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov, (212) […]
TOMORROW at 3: Watch Crisis Services Livestream Event
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TOMORROW at 3: Watch Crisis Services Livestream Event
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Liebman, Kudish, Coppola Among NYS Health Care Power 50
NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to MHANYS’ Glenn Liebman, NAMI-NYC’s Matt Kudish and ASAP’s John Copolla for being deservedly selected by City […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
MHW: BH Leaders Identify Opportunities, Challenges for Momentous 2019
Opportunities, Challenges for Field in 2019 Signal Busy Year For our first issue of the year, we asked our readers […]
NYAPRS 2nd Look at NYS Budget: Solitary Confinement Reform, Vet to Vet, Prescriber Prevails
NYAPRS Note: Following up on our initial review of what’s in the Governor’s budget of note tour community (see below), […]
NYAPRS First Look at 2019 Budget, Get on the Bus to Feb 26 Legislative Day!
NYAPRS Note: Here are some initial findings in the just released Executive Budget proposal for 2019-20, compiled in tandem with […]
BH Advocates Call for 2.9% Cost of Living Hike (news conference video)
Behavioral Health Advocates Call for 2.9% Cost of Living Hike (news conference video) Thanks to our colleagues across the behavioral […]
Behavioral Health Advocates Unite to Press for a COLA Today in Albany
NYAPRS Note: This morning at 11:30, consumer, family and provider advocates for behavioral health services in New York will join […]
PT: Reform Advocates Pushing Legislation to Limit Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: Criminal justice reform remains a top priority for NYAPRS, especially passage of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) […]
Study: Self-Directed Care Shown to Improve Outcomes and Controlling Costs in Comparison to Traditional Services
NYAPRS Note: Last week, Psychiatric Services posted a landmark study that compared the effectiveness of self-directed care to services delivered […]
This Wednesday: NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Carmel Regional Forum NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months […]
Gov Cuomo to Release Budget Tues, BH Advocates Hold Monday News Conference on the COLA
Governor Cuomo has announced he will present his 2019-2020 Executive Budget this coming Tuesday, January 15th. He will deliver his […]
Last Call: Jan 16 NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Carmel Regional Forum NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months […]
Cal Hedigan to Succeed Steve Coe as Community Access CEO
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS congratulates Cal Hedigan for her appointment as CEO at Community Access in New York City. She succeeds […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
Prominent SI BH Provider Merges with Local Hospital
NYAPRS Note: In a telling move about the state of healthcare, one of the most prominent behavioral health providers in […]
Community Access’ Jan 17th Peer Bridger Hiring Event in Queens
NYAPRS Note: Recent media coverage underscored the acute need for appropriate and adequate supports to assist current NYC adult home […]
FOR-NY is hiring an Executive Director!
Read the full description and learn how to apply here.
Community Access’ Jan 17th Peer Bridger Hiring Event in Queens
NYAPRS Note: Recent media coverage underscored the acute need for appropriate and adequate supports to assist current NYC adult home […]
New NYS BH Workforce Survey Shows a 34% Turnover, 14% Vacancy Rates, Advocates Press for 2.9% COLA
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is working closely with MHANYS and a broad coalition of behavioral health provider, family and consumer advocates […]
NYC Peer Jobs! Jan 18 Baltic St AEH Job Fair for Peer Bridgers, Housing, Education & Employment Specialists
Support the International Association of Peer Supporters
NYAPRS Note: Since 2004, The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) has served at the only nation-wide organization to represent the interests of the peer […]
SAMHSA/APA Launch Clinical Support System Resource
NYAPRS Note: The American Psychiatric Association has launched a SAMHSA funded Clinical Support System-SMI Resource’s whose mission is “to advance […]
Jan 16 NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Carmel Regional Forum
OMH Seeks Opioid Initiatives Project Manager
NYAPRS Note: OMH is looking to fill a new position aimed at improving rates of screening for and managing opioid […]
‘The Costly Price of Benefits’ for WNY/CNY Provider: Join the NeC-ATTC/NYAPRS Learning Collaborative
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS’ Len Statham: “Our friends at the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center […]
Jan 7 OMH Webinar on Employment: The Path to Recovery
Topic: Employment: The Path To Recovery This web seminar, hosted by Christopher Coyle, Mental Health Program Specialist for the NYS […]
Call for Applications: 2019 BRSS TACS Capacity Building TA Opportunity
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) […]
WSJ: Joint Commission Accredited More Than 100 Psychiatric Hospitals Despite Abuses
NYAPRS Note: The following investigative report raises very serious questions about the Joint Commission’s oversight of US private and public […]
Baltic St AEH Seeks Peer Bridgers, Housing, Education & Employment Specialists in NYC
Housing Specialist Job Posting Peer Advocate Job Posting
Cuomo 3rd Inaugural Address Underscores Efforts to End Cash Bail, Conversion Therapy
NYAPRS Note: Upon beginning his third term yesterday at an inaugural address on Ellis Island, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged […]
TU: Burnout, Low Pay Take Toll on NY Human Service Agencies, Advocates Seek 2.9% COLA
NYAPRS Note: A powerful example of why we’ve joined with our colleagues to fight for a 2.9% COLA in the […]
Thousands Held In NY’s Prisons Will Spend The Holidays In Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has long worked to advance policies that promote criminal justice system diversion and re-entry services and to […]
Jan 16 NYAPRS Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months with a January 16 […]
Gov. Cuomo Enacts MH/SUD Parity Report Act, Providing Transparency on Compliance with Federal & State MH/SUD Parity Laws
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to a strong advocacy push by more than two dozen statewide organizations and 5 national groups representing […]
Gov Cuomo Announces Minimum Wage Increases for 2018
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo released details of the schedule for implementation of the minimum wage increase across NYS. In addition, […]
MH: ACA Repeal Wouldn’t Stop Transition to Value-Based Payment
ACA Repeal Wouldn’t Stop Transition to Value-Based Payment, Efforts to Lower Drug Spending Even if the Affordable Care Act is […]
Warm Holiday Wishes from NYAPRS
Today at Noon: Engagement, Recovery Supports for People Experiencing Homelessness BRSS TACS Live Event
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss this very timely live event and lineup that includes NYAPRS Co-President Jeff McQueen. BRSS TACS December […]
The Costly Price of Benefits’ for WNY/CNY Provider: Join the NeC-ATTC/NYAPRS Learning Collaborative
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS’ Len Statham: “Our friends at the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center […]
Strengthening Service Coordination for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness Expert Panel Report
NYAPRS Note: Attached please find the final report from the “Strengthening Service Coordination for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness […]
Openings Available for NYAPRS Jan 16 Capital District Regional New Hire Orientation
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of an additional session in the Hudson River Valley region of […]
Urge Gov Cuomo to Approve MH/SU Parity Reporting Act by Dec 22!
ACTION NEEDED THIS WEEK! Require that Insurers and Health Plans Demonstrate Their Compliance with Federal and State Mental and Substance […]
NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to invite our members […]
Harkin on NYS Adult Home NYT Piece: Gov’t is Accountable for Helping PWDs to live in Most Integrated Settings
NYAPRS Note: A wonderful counter to Pro Publica’s/New York Times’ recent piece suggesting that supported community housing is a failed […]
Friedman: Mental Illness Doesn’t Mean Mass Murder, Calls for a Unified Focus by Advocates
NYAPRS Note: Here’s an excellent new piece by longtime NYS based mental health advocate Michael Friedman assailing the false connection […]
NYAPRS: Robust Supported Housing Can Serve People with the Most Advanced Needs
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Technical Assistance Collaborative* director and former NJ mental health commissioner Kevin Martone, who wrote […]
ALERT: Urge Gov Cuomo to Approve MH/SU Parity Reporting Act by Dec 22!
ACTION NEEDED TODAY Require that Insurers and Health Plans Demonstrate Their Compliance with Federal and State Mental and Substance Use […]
NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! NYAPRS Note: The crises in community housing, workforce recruitment and […]
OM: Why Don’t People Have More Access To Supported Employment?
NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of NYAPRS Director of Employment and Economic Self-sufficiency Initiatives Len Statham, who writes “this […]
NYT Assails NY Adult Home Resident Policy….but Misses the Full Story
New York Times Assails NY Adult Home Resident Policy….but Misses the Full Story Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS Yesterday’s ProPublica/NYTimes investigative piece […]
NYT: Psychiatric Advance Directives Are Helping to Transform, Improve MH Care
NYAPRS Note: Psychiatric advance directives can play a crucial role in ensuring that effective and engaging care is delivered to […]
Correction: NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
Correction: NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! NYAPRS is very pleased to invite our members and […]
NYT: Psychiatric Advance Directives Are Helping to Transform, Improve MH Care
NYAPRS Note: Psychiatric advance directives can play a crucial role in ensuring that effective and engaging care is delivered to […]
OMH’s Sullivan Prepares the Field for NY’s Paid Family Leave Program Start
NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 28, 2019!
NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 28, 2019! NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to invite our members […]
OMH Seeks Special Assistant Office of Consumer Affairs
NYS Office of Mental Health Employment Opportunity Special Assistant Office of Consumer Affairs The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is […]
13th Annual NYC Peer Specialist Conference Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals 13th Annual Conference for NYC Working Peer Specialists At New York University’s Kimmel Center Thursday, July 18, […]
Cuomo Provides Details of $9m in New Federally Funded Opioid Addiction Treatment Initiatives
Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $9 Million in Federal Funding Secured to Expand Opioid Addiction Treatment Services in New York […]
NYAPRS Announces Jan 16 Regional New Hire Orientation for Hudson River Region
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of an additional session in the Hudson River Valley region of […]
Last Call to Register for Dec 6 Albany Training On Resilience After Trauma!
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the Sexual Assault and Mental Health Project’s Chrys Ballerano, who writes “join us this […]
As Raise the Age Starts, Juvenile Cases Have Dropped
NYAPRS Note: New York has seen a drop of about 25% of youth arrests and incarcerations since the first phase […]
SS Work Incentive Demo Results via Dec 12 Webinar
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS’ Len Statham, who writes that “an important Social Security Work Incentive demonstration project […]
Ask Me Anything About Employment Activation w Len Statham: Dec 5 2-3 Webinar from the Center for Psych Rehab
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss next Wednesday’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ live Q&A interactive webinar on Employment hosted by the Center for […]
NYAPRS Joins the Call for NYS Bail Overhaul
NYAPRS Note: People living with mental health conditions are grossly overrepresented in our criminal justice system in large part because […]
Alert: Tell Gov Cuomo To Increase Funding For Geriatric Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: Please take a few minutes today to urge Governor Cuomo to double the annual budget for the geriatric […]