eNews Bulletin Updates

  NYAPRS Note: The initiative detailed below may help OMH and other state agencies learn about the needs and currently […]

NYAPRS Note: Our last two MRLC Webinars gave us much information about DSRIP planning in NYS and DSRIP implementation in […]

NYAPRS NOTE: Earlier this morning we sent out the following announcement for the Peer Support in Correctional Facilities webinar series. […]

To Beat Heroin Addiction, A Turn to Coaches Kaiser Health News; Martha Bebinger, 8/11/2014   Two young men sit in […]

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NYAPRS Note: The article below depicts a noted trend in insurance expansions; when people first access insurance after long periods […]

NYAPRS Note: North Shore LIJ hospital system is quietly achieving what appears to be the future of health care delivery […]

NYAPRS Note: Two problems increasingly challenging the mental health system in America—the aging of individuals with diagnoses and the criminalization […]

NYAPRS Note: See below for an exciting new opportunity with CDPAANYS. This position highlights not only the importance of the […]

NYAPRS Note: Peer run agencies, programs and services have come to the forefront of emerging new integrated health care systems […]

NYAPRS Note: An important precedent set in Washington this week may incentivize appropriations to crisis respite and alternatives to psychiatric […]

NYAPRS News: A recent report highlights further the significant economic contributions immigrants make to the US market. While many US […]

NYAPRS Note: Join MMNY on Monday as they host a special webinar regarding DSRIP with state policy leads and speakers […]

More Evidence That New York’s Largest Jail Is An Utterly Horrific Place The Huffington Post; Christopher Mathias, 8/5/2014    A scathing […]

NYAPRS Note: Mary Ellen Copeland highlights a live webinar she’ll provide September 10 about her new resource about creating WRAP […]

NYAPRS Note: See below for a STAR Center review of upcoming events, funding opportunities, and resources: STAR Center News Upcoming […]

NYAPRS Note: New York University’s Silver School of School of Social Work and its McSilver Institute is launching an Advanced […]

NYAPRS Note: This year’s NYAPRS Annual Conference features some very timely powerhouse keynote presentations, ranging from a very passionate and […]

NYAPRS Note: Register this morning for this important webinar, hosted by SAMHSA this afternoon at 3pm:   U.S. DEPARTMENT OF […]

Upcoming Webinar Announcement from the National Council for Behavioral Health: Effective Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Service Members, Veterans, and […]

NYAPRS Note: Below, an excellent example of a succinct response to the argument that people with a psychiatric diagnosis can […]

NYAPRS Note: As several articles we have recently sent articulate, the experience of behavioral health is largely contingent on socio-economic […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below refers to a webinar hosted by the state last Friday, during which Jason Helgerson and […]

Once Leader of Outcry, de Blasio Is Now Trying to Quell It New York Times; Michael M. Grynbaum, 7/31/2014   […]

NYAPRS Note: Sign up with the NY Disability Vote Network to get information about disability related voting issues that impact […]

NYAPRS Note: A free webinar offered by the OMH Office of Consumer Affairs highlights one person’s recovery journey: An Eagle […]

NYAPRS Note: Below, Harvey Rosenthal describes the need for a varied and systemic approach to effective outreach and engagement from […]

    FREE WEBINAR Diverse Promising Practices for Engaging Youth Before and During Times of Emotional Distress: Youth, Family, and […]

NYAPRS Note: Medicaid Redesign principles in NY must look at the total system of care, and analyze the potential impacts […]

NYAPRS Note: One clinic in California has worked on a way to integrate trauma-informed practices into their treatment of adverse […]

Over the past year, a national debate on the effectiveness and appropriate scope of state and national mental health service […]

NYAPRS Note: In another unveiling of Medicaid abuse, NYS is accused of overspending the federal government’s liability by $1.5b. Compared […]

NYAPRS Note: Another excellent article about the effects of poverty, below. Persons experiencing poverty not only suffer from social, monetary, […]

Bazelon Center Webinar on Olmstead Integration will be offered on July 30 at 2:30pm   July 21, 2014 – A […]

NYAPRS Note: A new report from CSH outlines the social determinants of health, and discusses ways that states like NY […]

Medicalizing Poverty Mad in America; Wayne Munchel, 7/28/2014   In his Alternatives Conference 2012 Address, Will Hall called attention to […]

NYAPRS Note: Save the dates! SAMHSA’s GAINS center is hosting two upcoming webinars to look at the possibilities of using […]

NYAPRS Note: This Friday, the NYS Department of Health will be hosting a webinar intended to describe the state’s progress […]

NYAPRS is hiring! See below for a job description for a Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator in NYC/LI:   NYAPRS […]

NYAPRS Note: As we await the final legislation offered in agreement between Sanders and Miller, initial reports offer indications that […]

NYAPRS Note: Housing continues to push to the forefront of state and national debates about what constitutes “health care”. We […]

NYAPRS NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the Peer Bridger position for the Peer Services division at NYAPRS. […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased and excited about Keris Myrick’s appointment as Director of Consumer Affairs at the federal […]

NYAPRS Note: Long-time friend of NYAPRS Michael Stoltz officially announced yesterday that he would serve as central leadership to the […]

NYAPRS Note: Agencies across the spectrum of health service delivery are looking strategically at their organizations and partnerships to determine […]

NYAPRS Note: Patrick Hendry, a national leader and advocate for peer services, will be honored this August by SAMHSA with […]

NYAPRS Note: The forums announced by the state yesterday have been postponed. We will let you know when they are […]

Mental Health Providers Plead for Meaningful Use Payments POLITICO; Arthur Allen, 7/22/2014   Mental health care providers pleaded Tuesday for […]

NYAPRS Note: One thing I frequently talk about when explaining DSRIP is the changing role for hospitals in our health […]

    FREE WEBINAR Diverse Promising Practices for Engaging Youth Before and During Times of Emotional Distress: Youth, Family, and […]

NYAPRS Note: Fountain House, a celebrated NYC recovery program, flagship of the international Clubhouse model, and long-standing supporter of NYAPRS, […]

  Dear friends of NYAPRS,   We are looking into a request from a California colleague to learn about peer […]

NYAPRS Note: Please sign up to attend one of these forums. More from NYAPRS shortly!   OMH, OASAS, DOH, and […]

NYAPRS Note: See below for information regarding regional forums to prepare providers for the transition to behavioral health managed care. […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the NYS Office of Mental Health.   DSRIP and 1915i Community Based Providers Webinar […]

NYAPRS Note: On behalf of the NYAPRS Conference Committee and our staff, we are very pleased to release the most […]

NYAPRS Note: Join us this year at the NYAPRS Annual Conference to explore issues of faith-based cultural competence and new […]

NYAPRS Note: JOIN US July30, 11:00AM-12:30PM, for “Implementing Integration: Lessons Learned in DSRIP and Methods for Community Provider Success”, featuring […]

NYAPRS Note: As indicated by Harvey’s comment below, we look forward to working closely with Gary Belkin in the coming […]

Mid-Hudson Valley Expo To Explore the Provision of Peer-to-Peer Services In the Hudson Valley   Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan […]

NYAPRS Note: Medicaid policies tend to follow private insurance trends, which tends to follow Medicare. Hopefully this process will continue […]

The Algorithmic Managing of ‘At-risk’ Children Mad in America; Rob Wipond, 7/9/2014   Part two of a Mad In America […]

NYAPRS Note: Access a CHCS resource below useful for addressing cultural disparities (that was not listed in my first email […]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services 4350 […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS developed its long-awaited Olmstead Plan last year amidst sweeping transformations to transition persons with disabilities to community […]

NYAPRS Note: Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson’s address at the UHF annual Medicaid forum, noted below, recapped the successes and challenges […]

NYAPRS NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the New York City Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator position at […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below highlights a sometimes contentious debate about how to treat addiction: is abstinence necessary, or can […]

Hospital Workers Appear to Support a Walkout Crain’s New York Business; Barbara Benson, 7/15/2014   Long Island Rail Road workers […]

NYAPRS Note: This article below from a Japan newspaper would take very few modifications for it to be a telling […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below transcribes an interview with Dr. Ken Kizer, a former VA undersecretary for health, that succinctly […]

NYAPRS Note: Hutchings Psychiatric Center is solidifying its role as a place in our community where progressive dialogue around effective […]