eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS Note: NYS OMH has just released a website dedicated to preventing the use of restraint and seclusion in facilities. […]

NYAPRS Note: Particularly in light of the Bazelon Center’s plea to respond to the NY Times op-ed supporting a return […]

Yes, thank you Steve. We removed it in the materials but missed it on the agenda. We will make a […]

NYAPRS Note: Below, the voice of powerful advocates offers an alternative view to the call for a return to psychiatric […]

NYAPRS Note: Please take action today! Here’s a letter that our Recovery Now coalition sent last week. I’ll be in […]

In the midst of winter, advocates from across the state are gearing up to come to Albany once again to […]

NYAPRS Note: These are indeed very challenging times as articles have appeared in the last few weeks in both the […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

Advocates from across the state are gearing up to come to Albany once again to participate in NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative […]

NYAPRS Note: The following piece provides some update as to what will happen to the programs that FEGS, one of […]

NYAPRS Note: The following recently published article in the Harvard Public Health Review evaluates legislation proposed last year by Rep. […]

Five Point Plan to Improve the Nation’s Mental Health By: Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]

NYAPRS Note: The conclusions in the long-awaited report from the Connecticut state commission offering recommendations in the wake of the […]

NYAPRS Note: In just one week, over 600 mental health self and system advocates will once again come to Albany […]

Correction: Recovery Now!’s web link is http://www.mentalhealthrecoverynow.org. Sorry for the inconvenience.   NYAPRS Note: Starkly missing from all of the […]

President Obama Signs the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act: ‘The Stigma Has to End…’ Huffington Post; Dorian de Wind, 2/13/2015 […]

NYAPRS Note: Starkly missing from all of the public debate and public policy proposals to fix our broken mental health […]

NYAPRS Note: Health care providers, particularly in NY but certainly across the country, are managing new expectation, building relationships with […]

NYAPRS Note: Through the power of surrender, blogger and NYAPRS supporter writes of transformation away from numbness and toward vulnerability […]

  American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card In 2009 SAMHSA developed the American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card “…to provide basic information […]

NYAPRS Note: The uniform state health information sharing program rolled out this year could enable providers to share information seamlessly […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

NYAPRS Note: Attention has turned to how mental health services have fared in the recently released 2016 budget proposal by […]

Reading, Writing and Psychotherapy: When Schools Step In WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/3/2015   Inside her pink bedroom, Olivia Ingles stood […]

NYAPRS Note: Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on the implications of a Government Accountability Office report finding that “interagency coordination for (federal) […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

NYAPRS Note: Join the free web seminar advertised below to learn more about the NYS Peer Certification Process, which is […]

NYAPRS Note: The below article is a thorough look at the economic issues facing persons with disabilities; from transportation and […]

NYAPRS Note: Studies into not only the mortality indexes surrounding unemployment but also other health factors such as weight gain, […]

NYAPRS Note: The STAR Center continues to promote effective policy and programming that navigates cultural competence in behavioral healthcare. Join […]

Increase in Budget for Rikers Is Applauded New York Times; Michael Schwirtz and Michael Winerip, 2/10/2015   Mayor Bill de Blasio’s […]

NYAPRS Note: Please see the note below from the Community Access Howie the Harp program, offering a new initiative to […]

NYAPRS Note: New York State is ahead of the curve on promoting transparency within its provider sector. Publishing performance data […]

Inmate Peer Support Program Helps Justice-Involved Women Get Back on Track inforum; Meredith Holt, 2/7/2015   Jenenne Guffey’s job has […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below—though poor in its lack of person-centered and trauma informed language—highlights the need for improved relationships […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is proud to be partnering with the Hearing Voices Network of the Lower Hudson Valley to offer […]

After Years of Cuts, Social Security to Extend Office Hours Baltimore Sun; John Fritze, 1/22/2015   Facing an aging population […]

NYAPRS Note: Are you ready to ‘Get on the Bus’ for the 18th Annual NYAPRS Legislative Day on February 25? […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]

NYAPRS Note: Act on Congress NOW to urge your member to co-sponsor the TIME Act, and eliminate the ability of […]

NYAPRS Note: Mental health reform in the US become a subject of even greater discussion in 2015 in the nation’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The story below is an excellent example of how we can focus person-centered planning on the values of […]

In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/4/2015 Research suggests that abuse, abandonment and neglect can change the […]

NYAPRS Note: The entire nonprofit community remains shocked about the recent announcement that the Federation of Education and Guidance Services […]

NYAPRS Note: WNYC continues to profile mental health system changes in NYC, and today focuses on the Parachute respite center […]

How Mindfulness Is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care The Huffington Post; Carolyn Gregoire, 1/23/2015   More than 350 million people globally suffer from […]

NYAPRS Note: The piece below is long, but worth the read, particularly for those treating youth and transition-age youth, or […]

NYAPRS Note: New NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced the following leadership positions and committee chairs. NYAPRS is pleased to […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]

Affordable Care Act Offers Behavioral Health Services to AI/AN Communities HHS; Pamela Hyde, 2/3/2015   Access to health care coverage […]

NYAPRS Note: WNYC will be profiling areas of mental health reform for the remainder of this week. Their article detailing […]

NYAPRS Note: Many of our readers will have seen the JAMA article—or at least its rebuttals—called ‘Bring Back the Asylum’. […]

NYAPRS Note: Please note in particular some details around how OMH and DOH are continuing to enhance multi-year community service […]

NYAPRS Note: The Medicare cuts in President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget are based in a prioritization of outpatient over hospital […]

NYAPRS Note: The two articles below highlight yesterday’s State Medicaid legislative hearing, in which testimonies discussed DSRIP, the Basic Health […]

NYAPRS Note: Join this morning at 9:30 for a special State of the Union Address for Mental Health and Addiction […]

Behavioral Health Merger in Talks; Leaders Study Feasibility of Combining Mental Health, Substance Abuse Offices Times Union; Rick Karlin, 1/31/2015 […]

NYAPRS Note: This article uses a popular film to look into issues like assisted suicide, financial planning, and family dynamics […]

NYAPRS Note: The Mayor’s office, in planning with NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray and her daughter Chiara, are planning a […]

NYAPRS Note: The link between inflammation and markers for depression in brain studies has not only raised questions of anti-inflammatories […]

Federation Employment & Guidance Service closing shop EXCLUSIVE: The closure of the 80-year-old charity comes weeks after an audit revealed […]

 

NYAPRS Note: The interconnection between health and violence is not widely debated in the media as a nuanced topic. But […]

NYAPRS Note: We are pleased to offer another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]

NYAPRS Note: All NY behavioral health providers should visit the new Managed Care Technical Assistance Center website and check out […]

NYAPRS Note: The announcement by HHS that the Federal government will move to a system of value-based payment models for […]

NYAPRS Note: Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams, like the one described below from Maricopa County in Arizona, are demonstrated […]

NYAPRS Note: Rep. Paul Tonko is emerging as the same kind of stirring and thoughtful leader mental health policy in […]

NYAPRS Note: More research could be helpful in demonstrating conclusively something that most consumers of psychiatric services already know well; […]

NYAPRS Note: This complex, daunting (and at points triggering) article details the complicated relationship between individuals with suicidal experiences, and […]

NYAPRS Note: Many people who have experienced recovery from mental health problems have found the value in creating their own […]

Let’s Address America’s Mental Health Crisis in 2015 Huffington Post; Deborah De Santis, 1/24/2015   Not every homeless person is […]