NYAPRS and our partners at the Mental Health Empowerment Project and the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of NYS are […]
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Today! Stand w Gov Cuomo Against Senate Healthcare Bill in NYC at 1:15!
NYAPRS Note: All Hands on Deck to oppose a US Senate healthcare bill that threatens the health of Americans with […]
Breaking: Stand w Gov Cuomo Against Senate Healthcare Bill Monday in NYC at 1:15!
NYAPRS Note: All Hands on Deck to oppose a US Senate healthcare bill that threatens the health of Americans with […]
Breaking: Stand w Gov Cuomo Against Senate Healthcare Bill Monday in NYC at 1:15!
NYAPRS Note: All Hands on Deck to oppose a US Senate healthcare bill that threatens the health of Americans with […]
Former CMS Heads Call for Bipartisan Year Review of Medicaid Program
NYAPRS Note: “Congress can and should commit to improving and modernizing Medicaid, but the process will take time to develop […]
Registration Open for NYAPRS Conference: Register 5 Get 1 Free!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to announce that our registration link for this fall’s Annual Conference in the Catskills […]
POC: McConnell Delays Senate Recess To Work On Healthcare, Other GOP Agenda Items
NYAPRS Note: Senate leaders plan to move forward next week with a procedural vote on their health care bill, although […]
Registration Open for NYAPRS Conference: Register 5 Get 1 Free!
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to announce that our registration link for this fall’s Annual Conference in the Catskills […]
Help Support our Efforts! NYAPRS Sponsor & Exhibitor Prospectus for 2017 Annual Conference
NYAPRS Note: Good morning all. For the 36th year this fall, the NYAPRS Annual Conference in the Catskills will once […]
New! Peer to Peer Education Forums about new Medicaid Offerings Now Available Across NYS
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS and our partners at the Mental Health Empowerment Project and the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of […]
Keep the Pressure on Healthcare! Here’s your July 4th Recess Toolkit
Dear Friends, This could be the recess when–once and for all, by speaking out about the need to protect […]
Cuomo’s Full Court Press Against GOP Health Care Bill Comes to Plattsburgh
NYAPRS Note: The following provides details about one of the Cuomo Administration’s 11 regional forums held this past week. NYS […]
Cuomo Administration Materials from NYS Regional Healthcare Panel Presentations
Thanks to the NYS Council’s Ashley Behrle, attached is the presentation that New York is delivering at each of the […]
Senate Leaders Delay Health Care Vote Because It Lacks GOP Support
Senate Leaders Delay Health Care Vote Because It Lacks GOP SupportErin Kelly and Eliza Collins , USA TODAY June 27, […]
Breaking: Come out and Press for Senate Healthcare Proposal Defeat at Settings Across NYS!
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Independent Living’s Doug Hovey on behalf of the National Council on Independent Living who […]
North Country Jobs: BHSN Seeks Clinical Coordinator and Team Members
TRANSFORMING CARE, ENRICHING LIFE Behavioral Health Services North, a leader in behavioral health services in the Northeast, is seeking qualified […]
Breaking: CBO Report Shakes GOP Support for Health Care Bill; 12 Key Findings
NYAPRS Note: A newly released evaluation of the impact of the Senate healthcare bill is shaking GOP supporters and is, […]
Helgerson: It’s Time to Fight Senate Health Care Proposal
NYAPRS Note: Emphasizing that “stakes have never been higher for American health care,” NYS Medicaid Director came out swinging yesterday […]
HP, Time: Why Senate Healthcare Bill Threatens Americans w BH Conditions
What The Senate Health Care Bill Could Mean For People With Mental IllnessSpoiler alert: It’s not good.By Lindsay Holmes Huffington […]
Don’t Miss NYS Regional Forums on GOP Healthcare Impact on NYS Healthcare!
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss this week’s regional roundtables exploring the impact of GOP healthcare proposals for New Yorkers. See schedule […]
Cuomo Announces Series Of Expert Panels On The Future Of Health Care In New York Under The Washington Health Care Plans
NYAPRS Note: Wasting no time, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo has just taken strong action in establishing a series of regional […]
Highlights of US Senate GOP Healthcare Proposal
NYAPRS Note: Here’s what we’ve been able to glean from various accounts about the healthcare bill the US Senate proposed […]
What The Senate’s Healthcare Bill Might Mean For N.Y
NYAPRS Note: The U.S. Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act would cost New York’s Medicaid program billions of […]
Senate Healthcare Proposal Threatens People with Disabilities and Addictions
NYAPRS Note: Disability advocates are clear: by slashing federal Medicaid payments, removing guaranteed entitlement status to the program and turning […]
Moving Toward Value-Based Payment for Medicaid Behavioral Health Services
Good morning, On behalf of Mr. Dennis Romero, SAMHSA Regional Administrator for DHHS Region II, I am forwarding the following […]
SAMHSA Launch of Redesigned Evidence Based Practices Site
Redesigned NREPP Learning Center Launched SAMHSA announces the launch of the new Learning Center for the National Registry of […]
CHP: Deal On MH Bill Comes Down To The Wire In Albany
NYAPRS Note: Here’s some background as to why NY must encourage and evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary approaches to serving […]
Make Two Calls TODAY to Pass #HALTsolitary in Assembly
NYAPRS Note: With only a few days left in this year’s NYS legislative session, we are urging all e news […]
NYAPRS Seeks Hudson River Region Training & Technical Assistance Facilitator
NYAPRS Seeks Hudson River Region Training & Technical Assistance Facilitator The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is […]
AP: Lawmakers Urged to Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: 29% of prison inmates and 22% of jail inmates with mental health conditions were confined to often torturous […]
Deadline for NYAPRS Annual Conference Proposal Extended to June 23
NYAPRS Note:In response to a number of requests, we’re moving our deadline to submit a proposal to present at this […]
CQ: Senate Moderates Say Healthcare Bill is Moving Ahead
NYAPRS Note: I was in Washington yesterday and beside former FBI director Jim Comey’s testimony, there was plenty of talk […]
KHN: Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget
Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget By Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News | June 9, […]
NYAPRS Releases Sponsor & Exhibitor Prospectus for 2017 Annual Conference
NYT: NYPD Sergeant Charged w Murder In Death of Deborah Danner
NYAPRS Note: Eight months ago, NYPD Sergeant Hugh Barry fatally shot a 66 year old Bronx woman with a longtime […]
MC: CBO Score Stirs More Opposition to Republican Health Care Bill
CBO Score Stirs More Opposition to Republican Health Care BillMary Ellen McIntire Morning Consult May 31, 2017 More voters said […]
MHW: Field Denounces Budget ‘Attack’ on Medicaid, Critical MH Supports
Field Denounces Budget ‘Attack’ on Medicaid, Critical MH SupportsMental Health Weekly May 29, 2017 Bottom Line… The field is calling […]
2 Weeks Left to Submit a Proposal for NYAPRS’ Annual Conference!
NYAPRS Note:There’s only 2 weeks left to submit a proposal to present at this fall’s NYAPRS Annual Conference! This year’s […]
NYT: Trump’s Pick for Mental Health ‘Czar’ Highlights Rift
NYAPRS Note: Please note today’s article in the New York Times about the rift that has existed for decades between […]
Exciting New Tool for Recovery Practice from Boston University
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us from our own Edye Schwartz, who writes “See below for an exciting new […]
NYAPRS Releases 2017 Annual Conference Call for Presentations (7)
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, […]
NYAPRS Releases Scholarship Applications for 2017 Annual Conference: Please Reply by July 31 (4)
May, 2017 Dear Friend of Recovery, Rights & Rehabilitation: Attached is the scholarship application for NYAPRS’ 35th Annual Conference. The […]
NYAPRS Releases Scholarship Applications for 2017 Annual Conference: Please Reply by July 31 (3)
May, 2017 Dear Friend of Recovery, Rights & Rehabilitation: Attached is the scholarship application for NYAPRS’ 35th Annual Conference. The […]
NYAPRS Releases 2017 Annual Conference Call for Presentations (6)
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, […]
Axios: Trump Budget To Slash Entitlements By $1.7 Trillion
Trump To Propose Big Cuts To Safety Net In New Budget, Slashing Medicaid And Opening Door To Other LimitsBy Damian […]
NYAPRS Releases Scholarship Applications for 2017 Annual Conference: Please Reply by July 31 (2)
May, 2017 Dear Friend of Recovery, Rights & Rehabilitation: Attached is the scholarship application for NYAPRS’ 35th Annual Conference. The […]
NYAPRS Releases 2017 Annual Conference Call for Presentations (5)
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, […]
NYS Assembly Passes Single-Payer Health Care Plan
NYAPRS Note: The Democratic-dominated Assembly passed a single-payer health care bill for the third consecutive year, cheering an increasing number […]
PT: Bipartisan Health Care Talks Pick Up Steam in Senate
Bipartisan Health Care Talks Pick Up Steam in SenateBy Jennifer Haberkorn and Elana Schor POLITICO May 16, 2017 Bipartisan talks […]
NYAPRS Releases 2017 Annual Conference Call for Presentations (4)
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, […]
Group Launches Insitute to Promote Transformative Learning of Non-Traditional Mental Health Approaches
Transformative Learning of Non-Traditional Mental Health Approaches IDHA: A new training institute in New York City When people are looking […]
NYAPRS Releases Scholarship Applications for 2017 Annual Conference: Please Reply by July 31
May, 2017 Dear Friend of Recovery, Rights & Rehabilitation: Attached is the scholarship application for NYAPRS’ 35th Annual Conference. The […]
Register Today to Learn about WRAP, WHAM, and CDSM—Whole Health Spotlight Series Webinar 2
PAW ONLINE CONTACT US SAMHSA’S WELLNESS INITIATIVE May 15, 2017 Message from the Field Evidence-based Practices in Recovery and Wellness […]
PT: NYC to Spend $90M on Two Diversion Centers for People in MH Crisis
NYAPRS Note: Building on a robust program to train NYC police officers in crisis intervention team approaches, the City is […]
Rosenthal: Re-Balancing Federal Policy Need Not Have To Choose Between Extremes
Harvey Rosenthal: The “Worried Well” – A False Narrative Meant To Divide BY PETE EARLEY (5-15-17) I bumped into Harvey […]
Manderscheid: The US Senate Can Improve Health Reform
NYAPRS Note: Here’re some terrific excerpts from a recent piece in Behavioral Health by Ron Manderscheid. You can go to […]
SAMHSA Recovery Housing 101 May 25th Webinar
Recovery LIVE! – Be a Part of the Conversation! Recovery Housing 101 Thursday, May 25, 2017 2:00 – 3:00 […]
Today’s 1pm MISCC Meeting to Focus on Transportation, Employment
The live streaming capacity has been restored Tune in to today’s meeting of New York’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council, […]
NYAPRS Releases 2017 Annual Conference Call for Presentations (3)
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, […]
Today’1pm MISCC Meeting to Focus on Transportation, Employment
Tune in to today’s meeting of New York’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council, which promotes and evaluates strategies to promote […]
NEC: New Guide to Maintaining a Sustainable Warmline, May 16 Webinar on NTACs
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MHW: NYS Direct Care Workforce to Receive Long-Overdue Wage Hike
NYAPRS Note: Mental Health Weekly provides a wonderful plug for Governor Cuomo’s and the Legislature’s recent action to recognize the […]
Helgerson: NYS Moving Ahead w Greater Urgency to Hike Medicaid Reforms, Savings
NYAPRS Note: NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson told a Buffalo audience that the move towards improved outcomes and cost of […]
ALERT: Urge NYS Senate Now to Prohibit Dangerous Conversion Therapy!
Call Your Senator and Senate Leadership This Week in Support of Legislation to Prohibit So-Called “Conversion Therapy” for Minors: Urge […]
NYAPRS Releases 2017 Annual Conference Call for Presentations (2)
NYAPRS Note:NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, “Stand […]
Study: Fountain House Dramatically Reduces Medicaid Costs of People With Serious Mental Illnesses
NYAPRS Note: Fountain House, the creator of the Clubhouse model back in the late 1940’s, has released a very impressive […]
Apply to Present at NYAPRS Annual Conference Call 2017!
NYAPRS Note:NYAPRS is very pleased to release the attached and linked call for presentations for our 2017 Annual Conference, “Stand […]
PT: Senate GOP rejects House Obamacare bill
NYAPRS Note: The GOP healthcare bill that passed the House yesterday will next be considered by the Senate which, per […]
AHCA Requires NYS to Fully Assume Local Share of Medicaid by 2020
AHCA Requires NYS to Fully Assume Local Share of Medicaid by 2020 The GOP healthcare legislation that passed the House […]
WP: Led by NYC’s first lady, U.S. Mayors Unite Around Mental-Health Care
Led by NYC’s first lady, U.S. Mayors Unite Around Mental-Health Care In Absence Of Washington ActionBy Colby Itkowitz Washington Post […]
Trump Pick For Mental Health Agency Doesn’t Fit His Pattern
Trump Pick For Mental Health Agency Doesn’t Fit His Pattern By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press May 4, 2017 WASHINGTON — […]
House Passes GOP Healthcare Plan by 4 Votes; Senators Alexander, Hatch Key Players Going Forward
House Narrowly Passes GOP Plan To Replace ACA By Jeff Byers and Shannon Muchmore May 4, 2017 Dive Brief: The […]