Alliance Note: Communities throughout the nation are working to improve their mental health and substance use crisis care services by […]
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All Hands on Deck for the COLA! Help us Fill Buses from Your Area for this Tuesday’s Capital Rally! Join Our Advocacy Prep Session Today at 1pm!
As many of you know, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is holding our27th Annual Albany Legislative Day […]
Improving Mental Health in the Black Community
As Black History Month comes to a close, we reflect on the resilience of the Black community in the US […]
Today! Join the Alliance Advocacy Training Session for Legislative Day
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will hold an online advocacy training session today (Wednesday 2/28) from 1-2pm […]
Advocates Call for Commercial Insurance Rate Improvements!
Alliance Note: People with commercial insurance plans in New York are often denied desired services from community providers because their […]
Tomorrow! Alliance Advocacy Training Session for Legislative Day
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will hold an online advocacy training session tomorrow (Wednesday 2/28) from 1-2pm […]
All Hands on Deck for the COLA! Help us Fill Buses from Your Area for Next Tuesday’s Capital Rally!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is very pleased to release ourFY 2024-2025 NYS Budget Policy Priorities and […]
Health Home Providers Push Legislature to Restore Cuts to Program
Alliance Note: New York State’s Health Home program is at risk of a major funding cut which would gut providers’ […]
$36.9m in Federal Grants Announced for Community Behavioral Health
Alliance Note: The Biden-Harris Administration has continued their focus on improving mental health and substance use services throughout the nation […]
Alert: The Alliance Releases Public Policy Priorities and Legislative Day Program!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is very pleased to release ourFY 2024-2025 NYS Budget Policy Priorities and […]
Alert: The Alliance Releases Public Policy Priorities and Legislative Day Program!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is very pleased to release ourFY 2024-2025 NYS Budget Policy Priorities and […]
Alert: The Alliance Releases Public Policy Priorities and Legislative Day Program!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is very pleased to release ourFY 2024-2025 NYS Budget Policy Priorities and […]
Calls for Upstate Clubhouse Funding Gaining Momentum
Alliance Note: As New York looks to improve the Mental Health services system, the state must focus on expanding effective […]
GET ON THE BUS: Alliance 27th Annual Legislative Day March 5th!
Alliance Note: We are less than two weeks away from The Alliance’s 27th Annual Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 5th! […]
NYS Seeks To Set 10-Day Maximum Wait Time For Mental Health Care Visits
State Seeks To Set 10-Day Maximum Wait Time For Mental Health Care VisitsBy Amanda D’Ambrosio Crain’s Health Pulse February 22, […]
TOMORROW! MHA’s Campus Mental Health Town Hall!
Youth Town Hall on Campus Mental Health Thursday, Feb. 22 | 5-6 p.m. ET Register Today Your voice matters. Tell […]
Hochul Administration Adds SOS Teams to Upstate Counties, Proposes New Regs to Increase Access to Services and Guidance that Will Increase PHI Sharing without Consent
Alliance Note: Governor Kathy Hochul announced this morning the expansion of SOS teams that have been providing support and helping […]
Disability Advocates Continue Calling for 3.2% COLA
Alliance Note: Our direct care workers serving people with disabilities are so underpaid that many are struggling to meet their […]
Deadline Fast Approaching! Call for Proposals: 18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer Specialists
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
PeerTAC Supervision Summit and Leadership Forum Registration Now Open!
PeerTAC Supervision Summit and Leadership Forum March 15, 2024, 9-4 Supervision Summit Day 1 (includes morning Leadership Forum) March 22, 2024, […]
Attend The Alliance’s (formerly NYAPRS) March 5th Legislative Day and Remaining Regional Forums!
Alliance for Rights and Recovery (Formerly NYAPRS) Legislative Day and Upcoming Forums The Alliance is excited to once again have […]
GET ON THE BUS: Alliance 27th Annual Legislative Day March 5th!
Alliance Note: Our 27th Annual Legislative Day will be held on Tuesday, March 5th! We NEED you to come to […]
Save the Dates for Alliance Legislative Day, Exec Seminar, Annual Conference and Rehab Academy!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is very pleased to provide the dates of our major conferences and […]
NY Rep. Ritchie Torres Calls for Federal Funding for Clubhouses!
Alliance Note: We are heartened to see New York Representative Ritchie Torres has voiced his support to fund Clubhouse programs […]
Momentum Growing for 3.2% Cost-of-Living-Adjustment
Alliance Note: Yesterday, Alliance CEO Harvey Rosenthal testified at the NYS Legislature’s Mental Hygiene budget hearing. Harvey’s testimony reinforced the […]
Two Days Away! COLA, Crisis Response, and Community Services – Attend The Alliance NYC Regional Forum!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
NEXT THURSDAY! Register for The Alliance’s New York City Regional Forum in Brooklyn on February 15th!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
Assemblymember Bronson, Daniel’s Law Coalition Members to Speak at Tomorrow’s Regional Forum in Rochester!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
Contribute to The NYS Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Tax Check-off Program
New York and the nation continue to battle issues of mental health stigma, including inappropriate connections to violence or the […]
Register Today! Attend The Alliance’s New York City Regional Forum in Brooklyn on February 15th!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
NYS OMH Seeks Mental Health Program Specialist: Workforce Unit
NYS Office of Mental HealthMental Health Program Specialist 1, Central Office;Salary Grade: 18Salary Range: From $63108 to $80248 AnnuallyEmployment Type: […]
THURSDAY! Attend The Alliance’s Finger Lakes Regional Forum in Rochester on February 8th!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
Deadline One Month Away! Call for Proposals: 18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer Specialists
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
Next Week! Attend The Alliance’s Finger Lakes Regional Forum in Rochester on February 8th!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
The Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services Is Hiring!
The OMH Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services is Hiring! Are you passionate about making a difference in the […]
ALERT: Tell Your Legislators to Support Mental Health Parity!
ACTION ALERT Please Take Action Today! CALL NYS LAWMAKERS & ask them to support SFY 2025 Executive Budget Proposal that […]
Attend The Alliance’s New York City Regional Forum in Brooklyn on February 15th!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
Attend The Alliance’s Finger Lakes Regional Forum in Rochester on February 8th!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
Breaking News: NYC Council Bans Solitary Confinement, Overrides Mayor’s Veto
Alliance Note: New York City has officially banned solitary confinement in city jails after the City Council voted to override […]
New York Needs More Community-Based Services, Not More Hospital Beds
Alliance Note: Much of New York’s plan to address the current mental health crisis has centered around increasing inpatient hospital […]
Next Week! Helgerson, Allen, Scott Live Discussion on NYS 1115 Waiver
Alliance Note: The following comes from Helgerson Solutions Group regarding next Wednesday’s presentation on NY’s 1115 Waiver. See more at […]
Today! Daniel’s Law Task Force CAHOOTS Presentation, 1-3pm
Last year, the Alliance (formerly NYAPRS) joined the Daniel’s Law Coalition and other statewide advocates to push for the passage […]
ALERT! Urge Congress Not to Drop Youth Peer Provisions in the Final SUPPORT Act Package!
Alliance Update: The following comes from our friend Mental Health America’s Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Caren Howard. Please reply […]
Save the Date: PeerTAC Supervision Summit
Alliance Note: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery announces the PeerTAC Virtual Supervision Summit on March 15th and March 22nd! […]
Read Urban Justice Center’s Report, ‘Reimagining Paths to Health and Justice: Perspectives on Community Diversion’
Alliance Note: The Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project recently released a report titled ” Reimagining Paths to Health & […]
CMS Announces New Integration for Behavioral Health (IBH) Model
Alliance Note: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be testing a new model of care integrating behavioral […]
Upcoming Alliance (Formerly NYAPRS) Advocacy Events
Alliance for Rights and Recovery NYS Budget and Legislative Advocacy The Alliance staff and colleagues have begun actively working on […]
Alert! Call for Proposals: 18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer Specialists
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
NYC Council MH Chair Lee Co-Authors Op-Ed Urging Changes to City Clubhouse Expansion Proposal
Alliance Note: New York City Clubhouse supporters and advocates continue to push for changes to the City’s proposed plan to […]
Advocates Urge Governor Hochul and the Legislature to Increase COLA, Add $500m
Advocates for New Yorkers with mental health and addiction related challenges, and the community-based organizations that support them are grateful […]
TODAY! Daniel’s Law Task Force Stakeholder Listening Session in NYC – 4-6pm
Alliance Note: More cities have been recognizing the need to provide alternative responses to mental health and substance use crisis […]
Governor Hochul, AG James Push Commercial Insurance Provider Network Improvements
Alliance Note: A major initiative outlined in Governor Hochul’s proposed 2024-25 budget for New York is improving commercial insurance parity. […]
Alliance’s First Look at Governor Hochul’s 2024-2025 Executive Budget Proposal
Alliance’s First Look at Governor Hochul’s 2024-2025 Executive Budget Proposal:1.5% COLA and Minimum Wage Hike; Criminal Justice ReformsClosure of up […]
Tomorrow! Daniel’s Law Task Force Stakeholder Listening Session – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024
The Daniel’s Law Task Force will host this week the next in a series of stakeholder listening sessions aimed at […]
TOMORROW! Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing Webinar
OMH Seeks NYC Field Office Director
Employment Opportunity Director Mental Health Field Office 2, M-8New York City Field Office – New York, New York The New […]
In Honor of Rev Dr Martin Luther King: Excerpts from ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
Alliance Note: I spent some time this morning reading Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s storied “Letter from Birmingham Jail” […]
Progressing into 2024: Strengthening New York State’s Continuum of Mental Healthcare
Greetings and happy new year from all of us at the New York State Office of Mental Health! My sincerest […]
Helgerson: Everything You Need to Know about New York’s Newly-Approved $6B Medicaid Waiver
Alliance Update: Here’s summary of NY’s New 1115 Medicaid Waiver agreement by former NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson, Greg Allen, […]
HRSA is Hosting a Grants 101 Virtual Workshop for Organizations Serving Hispanic/Latino Communities Next Week
Alliance Note: Next week, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be hosting a virtual workshop to help organizations […]
Daniel’s Law + Treatment Not Jail Coalitions Joining Forces for 1/17 Albany Advocacy Day!
The Daniel’s Law and Treatment Not Jail Coalitions will be holding their first advocacy day of the year next Wednesday, […]
Register for The Alliance’s (formerly NYAPRS) January 18th Virtual Career Quest Webinar!
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series: Explore and Plan Your Future In alignment with the Alliance for Rights and Recovery’s commitment […]
Gov Hochul’s State of the State Message Offers a Mixed Bag
January 10, 2024 Contact: Harvey Rosenthal 518-527-0564; Luke Sikinyi at 518-703-0264 New York State of the State Message […]
Bazelon Issues Report on the Benefits of Peer Supports in Crisis Services
BAZELON ISSUES REPORT ON THE BENEFITS OF PEER SUPPORTS IN CRISIS SERVICES January 9, 2024 — Today the Bazelon Center […]
More on New York’s 1115 Waiver
Alliance Note: New York State’s 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver amendment was officially approved by CMS yesterday. This waiver aims to […]
Attend Daniel’s Law Task Force Stakeholder Listening session – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
The Daniel’s Law Task Force will host the next in a series of stakeholder listening sessions aimed at gathering feedback […]
DOH Aging Lead Herbst On Building A Master Plan That’s Not Just For People 65+
Alliance Update: The NYS Department of Health’s lead on the developing Master Plan for Aging Adam Herbst is emphasizing that […]
Tomorrow! Broome County MH Commissioner Nancy Williams to Speak at Alliance Southern Tier Regional Forum!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum in Binghamton for the Southern Tier Region […]
Hochul: Agreement Reached on New York’s New 1115 Medicaid Waiver, Some Details Available
Alliance Update:After several years of negotiations, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that NYS has reached an agreement with the Centers for […]
ACT NOW! : Only a Few Slots Left for Alliance’s Leadership Institute 2024
Alliance Note: Not all leaders are born– excellence in transformative leadership can be developed with the right guidance and nurturing […]
MHEP’s Virtual Training & Workshops in January!
The Mental Health Empowerment Project is thrilled to announce fourteen virtual workshops and training sessions covering a range of […]
Call for Proposals: 18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer Specialists
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]