New Rules Could Ease Patients’ Access to Their Own Health Records By Anna Wilde Mathews Wall Street Journal February 11, […]
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United Wants to Expand Diagnostic Codes to the Social Determinants Of Health
Why Unitedhealthcare Wants to Expand Diagnostic Codes to the Social Determinants Of Health by Paige Minemyer FierceHealthcare Feb 11, 2019 […]
TU: Single-Payer Healthcare Campaign Kicks Off In Albany
Single-Payer Healthcare Campaign Kicks Off In Albany By Rachel Silberstein Albany Times Union February 11, 2019 ALBANY — The state’s […]
URGENT: PLEASE COMMENT ON PROPOSED HIPAA CHANGES TODAY!
URGENT: PLEASE COMMENT ON PROPOSED HIPAA CHANGES! NYAPRS E-News February 11, 2019 There’s only a day left to reply to […]
NYAPRS Releases 2019-20 State Budget Priorities
NYAPRS Note: Below is a summary of the NYAPRS 2019-20 state budget priorities that we referenced in last Thursday’s NYAPRS […]
TODAY! Urge Your Senator to Pass the HALT (Solitary Confinement) Bill!
NYAPRS Note: We stand on the precipice of seeing the NYS Senate pass the HALT Bill and end the use […]
NYAPRS Releases Executive Seminar Sponsor/Vendor Prospectus
NYAPRS Note: There’s still time to secure an exhibitor table and serve as a sponsor for NYAPRS’ upcoming Annual Executive […]
STILL TIME TO REGISTER “Continuing the Conversation on Oppression, Racism and Health Inequities Webinar Series”, Feb 28 Kickoff
NYAPRS Note: See below for the registration links for this very timely series. In the summer of 2018, providers from across […]
TT: Behavioral Health Agencies in NY Struggle
NYAPRS Note: The following piece underscores the drastic need behavioral health and other human services nonprofits face in providing consistent […]
30 Seconds Today to Help #HALTsolitary
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Attend NYAPRS NYC Feb 8 Friday Legislative Day Prep Session: COLA, Housing, Criminal Justice Issues
NYAPRS Legislative Day Tuesday February 26, 2019 Travel with us and Speak Out Meet with Your State Legislators in […]
Don’t Miss This Weeks NYAPRS LI Regional Forums!
NYAPRS Note: Over the next and following weeks, NYAPRS will be hosting 5 regional forums that will prepare folks for […]
Spread the News about new NYS Behavioral Health Ombuds Program
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from new NYS Ombudsman Project Director Stephanie Campbell. The New Ombudsman Program, called the Community […]
Info on NYAPRS Feb LI, Southern Tier and No Country Forums!
NYAPRS Note: Over the next and following weeks, NYAPRS will be hosting 5 regional forums that will prepare folks for […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
NYAPRS Note: Look for this year’s Executive Seminar’s full program and registration link and information next week! Save the Date […]
NYAPRS Announces “Continuing the Conversation on Oppression, Racism and Health Inequities Webinar Series”, Feb 28 Kickoff
NYAPRS Note: See below for the registration links for this very timely series. In the summer of 2018, providers from across […]
Rise of NY’s Peer Support Movement: Illuminating and Inspiring Ed Knight Interview by Chacku Mathai
Please take a listen to this wonderful interview with Ed Knight by Chacku Mathai that helps trace the rise of […]
2 NYS Regional Health Information Organizations to Merge
NYAPRS Note: In New York, Regional Health Information Organizations are local hubs where area individuals’’ electronic health information is stored […]
Olson: A History of the Open Dialogue Approach in the US
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a recently published account of the development of the ground breaking Open Dialogue approach. See an hour […]
PT: NY Corrections Commissioner Agrees to Spend Night in Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: A central image in the campaign to win enactment in New York of the Humane Alternatives To Long-Term […]
NYT in 1995: ‘Mentally Ill Gaining New Rights As Their Own Lobby’
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a piece in the Times going back to 1995 that highlighted the rise of groups like the […]
MHANYS Voices Concerns about the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a very thoughtful position from our friends at MHANYS on New York’s fast moving proposal to legalize […]
LAT: Ed Knight: “Don’t Give Up Your Delusions Of Grandeur. Those Are Your Goals.”
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Laura Van Tosh, here’s a stirring 1996 news article providing some details of Ed Knight’s inspiring […]
TIME SENSITIVE: Baltic St AEH, Community Access Seek NYC Adult Home Peer Bridgers
BALTIC STREET AEH PEER BRIDGER POSITIONS Program: OMH Adult Home Project Staten Island Position Summary: This project is designed to […]
NYC Forum Makes MH Crisis Response Recommendations
‘You Can’t Just Snap Out Of A Mental Health Crisis’ By Mark Chiusano AMNY January 28, 2019 A forum in […]
NYAPRS Releases Executive Seminar Sponsor/Vendor Prospectus
NYAPRS Note: There’s still time to secure an exhibitor table and serve as a sponsor for NYAPRS’ upcoming Annual Executive […]
Call Your Local NYAPRS Legislative Day Bus Captain to Get on the Bus to Albany on Feb 26th!
NYAPRS Note: It’s time to reserve seats on the NYAPRS Legislative Day bus that is leaving localities from across the […]
PT: NYS State Wants To Expand Medicaid Into Jails, Prisons
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is in very strong support of a current proposal, included in this year’s Executive Budget, to seek […]
In Honor and Memory of Ed Knight
In Honor and Memory of Ed Knight I learned a few days ago that Ed Knight passed away last year. […]
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 […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
Save the Date 2019
Call Your Local NYAPRS Legislative Day Bus Captain to Get on the Bus to Albany on Feb 26th!
NYAPRS Note: It’s time to reserve seats on the NYAPRS Legislative Day bus that is leaving localities from across the […]
OMH Statewide Multicultural Advisory Committee Members Needed! Application Attached!
January 24, 2019 The New York State Office of Mental Health’s Bureau of Cultural Competence (BCC) is pleased to announce […]
Correction: NYS Sued for Keeping Prisoners Past Their Release Dates due to Housing Shortage
Correction: We’ve added an italicized portion of the NY Times piece below that was missing in our original posting. The […]
CHP: DOH to Apply for DSRIP Waiver Extension
What’s Next for DSRIP? Crain’s Health Pulse January 24, 2019 State Department of Health officials said they plan to pursue […]
Jan 29 Webinar Launch of Nat Ctr on Advancing Person-Centered Practices & Systems
Webinar 1/29: Launch of the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems Join the NCAPPS launch webinar on January […]
NYS Sued for Keeping Prisoners Past Their Release Dates due to Housing Shortage
NYAPRS Note: The Legal Aid Society and Disability Rights New York have sued New York State for keeping incarcerated individuals […]
OMH Issues RFP to Assists Children’s BH Providers to Succeed
Good Afternoon Everyone, The New York State Office of Mental Health is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for eligible […]
Join Feb 8 NYC Training for NYAPRS Legislative Day!
NYAPRS Legislative Day Tuesday February 26, 2019 Travel with us and Speak Out Meet with Your State Legislators in […]
Save April 16-17 for NYAPRS Executive Seminar w/Keynoter David Covington
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 […]