eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS extends our gratitude to Damian DePauw, who yesterday joined us to testify to the Joint Standing Legislative […]

NYAPRS Note: Join us in Westchester next Wednesday, 11/19, for a forum discussing the upcoming legislative season, the move to […]

NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS and MCTAC on December 11-12 in Saratoga as we dive into the programmatic, management, and financial […]

NYAPRS Note: Today, we will testify in front of the NY legislative committees on corrections and mental health to the […]

 

NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS and MCTAC on December 11-12 in Saratoga as we dive into the programmatic, management, and financial […]

NYAPRS Note: We will join DOHMH and CIDNY in Brooklyn on 12/8 to bring information on the transition to managed […]

This Veterans Day, Let’s Focus on Homeless Female Vets Huffington Post; Deborah De Santis, 11/10/2014 As we observe Veterans Day […]

NYAPRS note: New York’s Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) licensed Medicaid program is promoting recovery, employment and community integration in […]

NYAPRS Note: I think the article below is relevant in many professional contexts, and certainly valuable in a time of […]

NYAPRS Note: Do you know an employment provider or advocate who is inspiring hope? A rising star in recovery advocacy? […]

  NYAPRS Note: The below Treatment Improvement Protocol, recently released by SAMHSA, will be a valuable resource for service providers […]

NYAPRS Note: The portrait below is a chapter in another installment of USA Today’s look at mental health and stigma […]

NYAPRS Note: The Medicaid Redesign Team’s Social Determinants of Health workgroup has released a final set of recommendations to the […]

NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS and MCTAC on December 11-12 in Saratoga as we dive into the programmatic, management, and financial […]

NYAPRS Note: Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]

NYAPRS Note: This concise and helpful article below was written by a contributing author to www.ted.com , a site now […]

NYAPRS Note: Innovative integration models targeting high-needs clients will pave the way for more reform in DSRIP. But with the […]

NYAPRS Note: This brief article gives a snapshot of the mental health issues at stake on this year’s gubernatorial election […]

 New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services in collaboration with the New York State Office of Mental Health The Center […]

NYAPRS Note: In another article regarding the potential precedent set by California’s courts in reducing the prison census due to […]

  Register Now! The NYAPRS Collective in collaboration with the  Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]

Ambitious Call for De Blasio, Cuomo to Build Supportive Housing City Limits; Chris Giblin, 10/23/2014 New York’s affordable housing crunch […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is proud to co-sponsor this event on 11/20 at the Sanctuary for Independent Media. Join community members […]

Who Would Have Health Insurance if Medicaid Expansion Weren’t Optional New York Times; Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz, 11/3/2014   […]

Thanks Abbie! Very helpful. From: Relkin, Abbie [mailto:RelkinA at MhaWestchester.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 3:17 PM To: Harvey Rosenthal; […]

NYAPRS Note: OMH has just announced the release of the HCBS provider application form, which allows providers to attest to […]

Efforts to Enable Americans to Age in Place are Expanding, Survey Shows The Washington Post; Fredrick Kunkle, 11/1/2014   A […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the STAR Center for sharing the opportunities below to learn more about wellness, peer supervision, poverty […]

NYAPRS Note: As in RI, the experiences of care managers in NY’s Health Homes may help with valuable advocacy for […]

NYAPRS Note:  Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]

NYAPRS Note:  Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]

    Speakers include:   Joe Swinford Deputy Director, NYS OMH- Bureau of Recipient Affairs Steve Hanson Associate Commissioner, OASAS […]

Medicaid in an Era of Health and Delivery System Reform Webinar Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 2 p.m. ET The year […]

NYAPRS Note: Registration is now open for the NYAPRS Collective-Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) December 11-12 Saratoga Springs conference […]

‘Pastoral Counselors’ Help Fill Mental Health Gap In Rural States Stateline; Michael Ollove, 8/20/2014   Mental health therapists most often […]

 New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services in collaboration with the New York State Office of Mental Health The Center […]

The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Mental Health: What More We Could Have Done Huffington Post; Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, […]

NYAPRS Note: Follow the link below to watch the October, 2014 Most Integrated Setting Coordinated Council Meeting, featuring an update […]

NYAPRS Note: Another tragic reminder, this week, of the need for effective crisis response in every community. This man, Jose […]

NYAPRS Note: In a workshop at last week’s 2014 Alternatives Conference on programming for transition age youth, one woman said […]

NYAPRS Note: The idea that rap and other music can contribute to psychological well-being is not a new one, but […]

NYAPRS Note: News and brief personal impact stories like the ones below—shared from the Magellan self-directed care project—are the reason […]

NYAPRS Note: While this isn’t a new article, I am reminded in reading it of the special presence therapy animals […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below indicates the fears that many of us have in NY about systems change turning into […]

NYAPRS Note: Washington State could again set a precedent for the practice of “holding” people with mental health challenges in […]

NYAPRS Note: The national suicide epidemic will not be solved if we address it solely within our state boundaries. Addressing […]

NYAPRS Note: This article, for its valuable content, uses some confused reasoning and poor language. However, the information about the […]

Yoga Helps War Veterans Get a Handle on Their PTSD Washington Post; Flora Liscia, 10/16/2014   It’s no secret that […]

 

NYAPRS Note: Join this exciting opportunity tomorrow, October 24, to take part in a live twitter chat with the Assistant […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS Collective, in collaboration with New York’s Managed Care Technical Assistance Center, is very pleased to offer […]

NYAPRS Note: Guidelines from SAMHSA on relaying information about bullying through media offers helpful tools not only for people who […]

NYAPRS Note: This letter is a testament to the difficult but often liberating decision to move beyond a life in […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Council on Disability offered recommendations last year to the voting rights of persons with disabilities, many […]

New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the […]

The Office of Mental Health would like to invite you to the following event:     Picture: Recovery is an […]

NYAPRS Note: As you know, NYAPRS and our colleague groups have been working for months to see that 1915.i/Home and […]

The Biggest Backlog in the Federal Government The Washington Post; David Fahrenthold, 10/18/2014   In an obscure corner of the […]

Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List New York Times; Anemona Hartocollis, 10/19/2014   A newly created […]

NYAPRS Note: Please help support longtime NYC advocate Lisa Ortega and her son!   Tragically, Lisa’s son Kendell was shot […]

New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the […]

NYAPRS Note: On the agenda of a NYS health planning meeting I attended this year was the issue of peripartum […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS will be in good company next year as it continues its expansion of not only basic Medicaid […]

NYAPRS Note: Researchers are pleased to provide evidence to the actuarial prediction regarding expanded insurance benefits, that initial rises in […]

Turning Distress into Joy, Part V and Final: Meaning & Transcendence Mad in America; James Scroeder, PhD, 10/15/2014 It was […]

NYAPRS Note: This brief letter to the editor from Western NY highlights a systemic problem in the nation’s care of […]

Upcoming Webinar: Demonstrations to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: State Perspectives on Year 1 CHCS Webinar funded by The Commonwealth […]

NYAPRS Note: The below awaited news from DOH offers revised guidance regarding the VAP exception form for DSRIP-involved providers; a […]

NYAPRS Note: The below article is filtered through an at times convoluted paradigm, but the information within is worth investigating. […]

SAMHSA Announces FY 2015 – 2018 Strategic Plan “Leading Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation” SAMHSA Press […]

With Electronic Medical Records, Doctors Read When They Should Talk New York Times; Abigail Zuger, 10/13/2014  Will history someday show […]