eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has received notice  of cancellation for The Call For Change: Mental Health Advocates and New York City […]

NYAPRS NOTE: This note comes from Columbia University’s Oscar Jimenez-Solomon. The 2014 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) enables states […]

NYAPRS News: After much needed attention and the most recent deadly shooting of Saheed Vassell, a Brooklyn man with a […]

NYAPRS News: The Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is seeking an experienced trainer and […]

Human Services Council Releases Blueprint for Integrating CBOs and Health Care Providers by Jonathan Lamantia Crain’s Health Pulse  April 18, […]

GOP Spurns Entitlement Overhaul With Control Of Congress on the Line By Sarah Ferris  Politico  April 17, 2018 Republicans in […]

NYAPRS Note: Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national leaders in […]

NYAPRS Note: On Wednesday, May 23, 2018  1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. ET Persons with Lived Experience Spotlight Series Webinar #3 features […]

NYAPRS News: Today, Psychiatric Services just now posted a new piece by former HHS officials  Richard Frank and Sheer Glield that […]

NYAPRS Note: LI and NYC health and hospital providers are leading the charge to incorporate peer recovery coaches to provide […]

NYAPRS News: As we approach Earth Day, April 22, 2018 and try to find our own understanding and contribution for […]

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: A New Approach To Providing Mental Health & Addiction Services Monday, April 16, 2018 | […]

NYAPRS Note: In the following timely piece, Slate’s Laura Hayes explores what we know about those who commit violent crimes […]

Trump Wants To Slash Welfare With Stricter Work Requirements Trump calls on his Cabinet to propose stronger work requirements for […]

NYAPRS News:  Join Faces & Voices of Recovery for upcoming events addressing transformation and prevention of addiction, including RCO Bootcamp.  […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Council for Behavioral Health is the nation’s most prominent association and voice of mental health and […]

NYAPRS News: A NYC hospital system’s proposal to eliminate 30 inpatient psychiatric beds in upper Manhattan has created considerable controversy […]

IDC Reunifies With Mainline Democrats, Ending Years Of Division In The Senate By Bill Mahoney and Laura Nahmias  Politico  April […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a very illuminating farewell from our outgoing NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson. Jason will help kick off […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s a new allocation of $1 million for this initiative to support the implementation of last year’s legislation […]

Educational Materials Available for Download, Printing, and Ordering: Helping Outreach to Individuals Eligible for Health and Recovery Plans and Behavioral […]

NYAPRS Note: Since the link below is currently not working, here are the details from TAC, to be found at […]

NYAPRS Note: New HHS Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz issued the following blog last week […]

Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon has introduced a bill requiring Senate approval for the NYS Medicaid Director post. The […]

Correction: In the section on Practice Requirements below, it should read “While NYAPRS has made sure that any proposed restrictions […]

Significant Affordable Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities in the 2018 Federal Budget by Lisa Sloane, Senior Policy Advisor and […]

To:            NYAPRS Members and Friends                              […]

NYAPRS Note: The below request comes from our friends at the Center for Social Innovation (C4) who are partnering with […]

NYAPRS Note: After US District Judge Nicholas Garaufus finally lost patience with New York’s extremely slow progress in complying with […]

Addendum: I’d like to add New York Lawyers for the Public Interest to the list of disability rights attorneys who […]

NYAPRS Note: Earlier in this year’s NYS budget session, NYAPRS joined a broad coalition headed up by the Legal Action […]

NYAPRS Note: We are expecting to hear shortly about the next round of agreements that the Governor, Assembly and Senate […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has long advocated for New York State to offer self direction to people with psychiatric disabilities since […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and our colleagues are accelerating our efforts to oppose a Senate proposal to carve $100 million ($200 […]

NYAPRS Note: The new DOH Bureau of Social Determinants of Health is asking for submissions demonstrating innovative projects that address […]

According to a report this morning from Politico, Governor Cuomo and Legislative leaders have agreed that there’s another $400 million […]

NYAPRS Note: The just released Congressional budget proposal includes an increase of $4.65 billion to addressing the opioid epidemic across […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS Office of Mental Health, is offering a two day seminar, on how to quickly get approvals for […]

NYAPRS Note: The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has arranged for guest expert, Peter Travisano M.Ed, CPWIC, Manager, Work Without Limits, […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS community joins Community Access and our greater mental health community in mourning the passing of Brenda […]

NYAPRS Note: The Senate has proposed a massive cut to the state’s Health Home program that totals $200 million, a […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has been an active member of the campaign to ensure that state enforcement of previously legislated social […]

NYAPRS NOTE:  As you all may know, we are in the last two weeks of this year’s NYS budget session, […]

NYAPRS Note:  We at NYAPRS are asking you to make phone calls, write letters and Show Up. The bigger the […]

Donna Frescatore to take over as state Medicaid director By Dan Goldberg Politico March 15, 201 Donna Frescatore, who has […]

NYAPRS Note: Here are more details about the NYS Senate and Assembly 2018-19 Budget Proposals. Both houses are expected to […]

NYAPRS Note: Over the past two days, the NYS Assembly and Senate have released budget proposals that add several provisions […]

New Study Links Housing Stability, Reduced ER Use to NYC Supportive Housing Program NYAPRS E News  March 14, 2018 A […]

NYAPRS Note: Oprah Winfrey in an appearance on March 6, 2018 CBS Morning News spoke about her exploration into the revolutionary […]

The NYS Assembly’s newly released one-house budget proposal provides $15 million to put the expansion of children’s mental health services […]

NYAPRS Note: We’d like to encourage Westchester County based consumers, providers, family members, managed care, health home and care management […]

Dear MRT Listserv Subscriber: The New York State Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs is announcing the re-issuance […]

NYAPRS Note: While Chacku Mathai is new to many outside our world, our NYAPRS and greater NYS community have long […]

NYAPRS Note: BRSS TACS is hosting two events this month. March Recovery LIVE! virtual event on Thursday, March 22nd is focused […]

NYAPRS Note: As part of the Bring it Home coalition, NYAPRS is asking you to keep going! Help us meet […]

NYAPRS Note: The following article well describes a long brewing conflict between those who would rebuild hospitals to address the […]

After Rejecting the Move to Value-Based Payments, Federal Health Policy Now Wants to “Charge Forward” NYAPRS E News  March 8, […]

NYAPRS Note: On March 11, most of the US will reset their clocks for Daylight Savings Time.  Changing the clock […]

NYAPRS Note: The research team at the Academy of Peer Service is investigating the sense of community among providers of […]

NYAPRS Note: Join Cathy Cave, Co-Director of SAMHSA’s Program to Achieve Wellness, and special guest Matt Canuteson, who will discuss […]

NYAPRS Note: In the piece below, we advocate for the use of gun violence restraining orders as one strategy that […]

Preventing Mass Shooting via Gun Violence Restraining Orders Based on ‘Dangerousness Not Diagnosis” Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS E-News  March 6, 2018 […]

Will the Discussion from Latest Shooting Steer Away From Mental Health This Time? Mental Health Weekly February 26, 2018 The […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS congratulates Steve Miccio and PEOPLE, Inc for their award of an Office of Alcoholism and Substance Use […]

New Study on National Rates of Recovery and New Resource to Help You “Jump-Start Community Inclusion” National Survey Estimating Rates […]

Breaking from NYAPRS: NYS Senate, Assembly Release Additional Spending Totals Both houses of the NYS Legislature have just put out […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS joined a broad array of national and state groups to urge the federal health agency to withdraw […]

NYAPRS Note: The President has recently suggested that we rebuild or expand psychiatric hospitals to curb violence and mass murders […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS Board of Directors has issued the following statement in respond to the horrific student killings at […]