NYAPRS Note: This article is a great follow-up to one sent earlier this week from Dr. Lloyd Sederer, Medical Director […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
Cuomo: So Tier, No Country Psych Centers Will Retain Some Inpatient Beds
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo announced this afternoon that psychiatric centers in Elmira, Binghamton, and Ogdensburg that were scheduled to close […]
PRA Opposes Legislation to Expand IOC and Dismantle SAMHSA
NYAPRS Note: We commend the strong position taken by our national chapter, PRA, in opposing the bill led by Representative […]
Crain’s: Movement on Waiver, but Questions Remain
NYAPRS Note: The below two articles highlight some of the movement on the state’s revision to the 1115 waiver amendment, […]
WP: A Psychiatrist Questions Antipsychotics
NYAPRS Note: This poignant article depicts the nuanced view of psychiatric medications that more prescribers are taking; valuing the use […]
Progress in Mental Health a Year After Sandy Hook
NYAPRS Note: One year after the Sandy Hook tragedy, this article takes a look at measures to address mental health […]
DOHMH: Quarterly Consumer Leadership Meeting on 1/23
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Office of Consumer Affairs Quarterly Consumer Leadership Meeting Dear Community […]
HP: Colorado Shifts on Solitary for Prisoners with Psychiatric Disabilities
NYAPRS Note: A move by the Colorado Department of Corrections sets an excellent precedent to reduce the use of solitary […]
Crain’s: LICH Tables Long-Awaited Plan
NYAPRS Note: Long Island College Hospital has for months been a totem for the problems that plague NY’s hospital system: […]
Another Voice: Community Supports are Needed, Urges Kelley
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Maura Kelley, co-president of the NYAPRS board and director of Mental Health Peer Connection in Buffalo, […]
Coverage of NYS Advocates’ Support for State MH Services Reconguration Plan
NYAPRS Note: A coalition of NYS mental health advocacy groups conducted an Albany news conference to demonstrate unified, strong support […]
Peers in China Provide Model of Recovery
Peer Specialists Use Their Experience to Counsel Others with Mental Illness South China Morning Post; Elaine Yau, 12/16/13 Lily Chan […]
DOH: MRT Waiver Amendment Update and 12/18 Webinar Invitation
The MRT Website has been updated to include documents on New York’s MRT Waiver Amendment Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment […]
HP: Transforming Health Care to Improve our Health
Population Health: Transforming Health Care to Improve Our Health Huffington Post; Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, 12/16/13 As the debate […]
News Release Details Advocates’ Support of Reconfiguration Plan
NYAPRS Note: Below, please see a news release related to this afternoon’s press conference regarding the RCE plan. Mental Health […]
Join Us Friday at NYAPRS Regional Forum in Binghamton for Breaking News!
Dear Friends of Recovery in the Southern Tier, NYAPRS Executive Director Harvey Rosenthal and NYAPRS Director of Public Policy […]
NYAPRS NYC Holiday party Friday 12/20
HOLIDAY PARTY Join us in celebrating the season at the third annual NYAPRS NYC Holiday party. Friday, December […]
Alert: Call Congress to Fully Fund HUD Programs with NLIHC
PLEASE SEE MESSAGE BELOW AND CALL United States Congress and Senate to FUND HOUSING Dear Network members: On Tuesday, December […]
Alert: Urge Congress to Protect SAMHSA and Consumer Programs!
NYAPRS News: This comes from the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, an organization that NYAPRS supports. We urge you […]
WP: Cuomo Spars with Obama Administration over Exemption
Cuomo Spars with Obama Administration over Medicaid Exemption Washington Post; Reid Wilson, 12/12/13 A plan to help struggling hospitals […]
MHA Faults Rep. Tim Murphy’s Legislation for Jeopardizing Role for Consumers and Their Recovery
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Mental Health America for taking this strong, concerted position in response to Representative Murphy’s bill. […]
OMH State Hospital Reconfiguration Plan Could Create $72m in New Community Services
In yesterday’s meeting of the NYS Office of Mental Health’s Regional Centers of Excellence steering committee, we learned that the […]
Report on Nat’l Survey of Peer-Run Organizations
First Report On National Survey Of Peer-Run Organizations Lived Experience Research Network; 12/07/13 The first report for public dissemination […]
Breaking News: MH Advocates Blast Murphy Bill as Regressive
NYAPRS Note: Mental Health advocates across the country are outraged at the legislation introduced today by Congressman Tim Murphy that […]
Breaking News! Join Us Next Week at NYAPRS Regional Forum- Syracuse
Dear Friends of Recovery in the Central Region, NYAPRS Executive Director Harvey Rosenthal and NYAPRS Director of Public Policy […]
IPRO: Care Transition Interventions Led to 21% Reductions in Readmissions
NYAPRS Note: Another example of the essential effectiveness of hospital to community transitional assistance programs, an approach best represented in […]
Crain’s: DOH Lists Hospital Prices, to Hospitals’ Dismay
DOH Lists Hospital Prices, to Hospitals’ Dismay Crain’s Health Pulse, 12/9/2013 New York state has made transparency of health […]
MIA: Setting the Intention to Heal
Setting the Intention to Heal: The Starting Point of Mental Health Recovery Mad in America; Douglas Bloch, 12/10/2013 In […]
DOH: Webinar, RFI/RFQ for BH and HARP, 12/17 @ 1
Behavioral Health Transition RFI/RFQ Webinar You are invited to participate in a webinar hosted by the NYS Department of Health […]
HHS Funding Goes to Community Health Centers for MH/SUD Services
HHS Announces Affordable Care Act Mental Health Services Funding $50 million from the health care law will expand mental health […]
MMNY Sets 2014 Policy and Budget Agenda
NYAPRS Note: Medicaid Matters is a statewide, consumer-oriented organization that advocates on behalf of the Medicaid program and the persons […]
STILL TIME TO JOIN THE MRLC: Don’t miss Dr. Arthur Evans, Commissioner, Philadelphia, Transformational Leadership
NYAPRS Note: For the last MRLC of 2013, let’s step back from all the changes that are happening around us […]
NYC 2.28.14 Health Care Cultural Competence Conference
This NYC community event is for consumers, peer specialists, program staff, policy makers and all stakeholders interested in […]
DOH Press Release: North Country Commission for Integrated Care
State Health Commissioner Announces Commission to Create a Sustainable, Integrated Health Care System for New York’s North Country North Country […]
NYT: Border Profiling Criminalizes Woman for Receiving MH Treatment
NYAPRS Note: This article highlights two important national issues that require our community’s attention for education and advocacy: the removal […]
Breaking News! Join Us tomorrow at NYAPRS Regional Forum- Saranac Lake
Dear Friends of Recovery in the North Country, NYAPRS Executive Director Harvey Rosenthal and NYAPRS Director of Public Policy […]
NYT: Border Profiling Criminalizes Woman for Seeking MH Treatment
NYAPRS Note: This article identifies two priority areas that require advocacy and education from our community: national laws that criminalize […]
SAMHSA: 6 Training Sessions to Establish Telebehavioral Health
6 Easy Online Training Sessions to Establish a Telebehavioral Health Program Are you looking for an effective way to get […]
Don’t miss National Council webinar on Behavioral Healthcare Centers of Excellence
NYAPRS Members: National Council CEO and President Linda Rosenberg spoke to our MRLC in a November webinar where she shared […]
SAMHSA Free Webinar: Strengthening Employment Opportunities for People in Recovery
Having trouble viewing this message? View it Online! Strengthening Employment Opportunities for People in Recovery Presenters Madeline Neighly, JD National […]
OMH: Free SSI/SSDI Training Long Island
Free SSI and SSDI Benefits Training from OMH Myths, Tips, Tricks & How to Make It Work Presented By: New […]
HuffPost: Is Disaster MH Helpful? Revisiting Sandy Hook
Is Disaster Mental Health Helpful? Revisiting the Response to the Sandy Hook School Shooting Huffington Post; James Halpern, Ph.D.,12/04/2013 […]
OMH Requests assistance with survey for exempt staff
MRLC and NYAPRS Members: Attached is a letter from OMH alerting us that The NYS Department of Education has extended […]
OMH: Feedback Needed for Website Redesign
The NYS Office of Mental Health is in the initial stages of redesigning its website. We would like to hear […]
CHP: CMS Poised to Approve $7.4b Adapted NYS Medicaid Waiver
NYAPRS Note: The below article highlights the news that came from yesterday’s MRT Waiver Amendment Stakeholder Update meeting, presented by […]
OMH and DOH Re-adjuication webinar
NYARPS and MRLC Members: Attached is the PowerPoint from the OMH/DOH jointly run webinar on the Readjudication Process for OMH […]
OMH Grand Rounds ‘The Future is in the Community’ Features Myers, Rosenthal
NYAPRS Note: OMH’s Medical Director Dr. Lloyd Sederer regularly hosts a monthy videocast for OMH physicians and other state and […]
USC: Addressing Mental Health in Black Churches
NYAPRS Note: This article boldly calls for greater attention to the mental health needs of persons practicing organized religion. Moore […]
Kaiser: Parity Rule Clarifies Standards for Mental Health Consumers
Mental Health Parity Rule Clarifies Standards for Treatment Limits, Coverage of Intermediate Care Kaiser Health News; Michelle Andrews, 12/3/13 The […]
HealthyU:Grieving During the Holiday Season
Mental Health: A Balancing Act — Grieving during the holiday season Las Cruces Sun-News; Satya P. Rao, 12/01/2013 Experiencing […]
OMHNews: NYSAC Resolution Urges RCE Reinvestment Into Community
New York State Association of Counties’ Standing Committee on Public Health and Mental Health Calls for ‘Strategic Investment in Community […]
Crain’s: Demand Doubles at NY Food Pantries
NYAPRS Note: As we travel around the state to address our community at regional forums, we notice common themes and […]
Join us in Binghamton! NYAPRS Regional Forum Seeks YOUR Input on State Policy Changes, Advocacy
Dear Friends of Recovery in the Southern Tier, We have been travelling around the state to bring you the latest […]
OASAS Launches Web Resource for Veterans
Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez Announces Increased Outreach to Veterans 11/12/13 New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) […]
USA Today: Immune System May Play Crucial Role in Mental Health
Immune System May Play Crucial Role in Mental Health USA Today; Karen Weintraub, 12/1/2013 Considering inflammation has helped neuroscientists […]
Guardian: WPA President Says Psychiatry Needs Broader Focus
Dinesh Bhugra: Psychiatry Needs a Broader Focus The first gay president of the World Psychiatric Association wants a radical rethink […]
STILL TIME TO JOIN THE MRLC: Don’t miss Dr. Arthur Evans, Commissioner, Philadelphia, Transformational Leadership (2)
NYAPRS Note: For the last MRLC of 2013, let’s step back from all the changes that are happening around us […]
Join us in Syracuse! NYAPRS Regional Forum Seeks YOUR Input on State Policy Changes, Advocacy
Dear Friends of Recovery in the Central Region, We have been travelling around the state to bring you the […]
iNAPS Webinar 8 on 12/2–Recovery Relationships
iNAPS International Association of Peer Supporters Reminder: Save the Date Webinar 8: Recovery Relationships The Art of Creating and […]
PROS Academy powerpoints now available!
Thank you to all who attended our 4th Annual PROS Implementation Academy! We hope that you enjoyed the timely and […]
WSJ: Pataki Said to Push Income Tax Cut
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is keeping a close eye on possible tax cuts in the budget this year that may put […]
KHN: ACA Enrollment Halts at Cultural Competence for Asian Americans
NYAPRS Note: Last week we reported on the success of the Medicaid expansion and ACA on reaching out to Hispanic […]
Crain’s: DOH Seeks Comments to Innovation Plan
NYAPRS Note: The below note outlines DOH’s innovation plan that could generate billions of dollars in savings from avoidable readmissions. […]
Study: Treatment Orders Don’t Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions
NYAPRS Note: This piece of research done in Great Britain highlights that compulsory treatment after involuntary psychiatric admission does not […]
Bassett’s Psych Unit Faces Shortages
Bassett’s Psychiatric Unit Faces ‘Shortages’ The Daily Star; Joe Mahoney, 11/23/2013 Coping with a shortage of mental health providers, Bassett […]
ACMHA: Action Needed–Senate Considering EHR Funding for BH Providers
SENATE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION ALLOWING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD FUNDING FOR ADDICTION/MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS – TAKE ACTION NOW!! When the U.S. […]
NCMHR: The eCPR Approach
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Lauren Spiro, Daniel Fisher, and Leah Harris from the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery for […]
AG Schneiderman: NYC Cabs Violate ADA
Nearly 500 City Cabs Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, says Attorney General Eric Schneiderman NEW YORK DAILY NEWS; Pete […]
Ghana Inaugurates Mental Health Board
Ghana Inaugurates Mental Health Board Ghana Business News; GNA, November 20, 2013 The Mental Health Board was inaugurated on […]
NYSILC Presents Employment Agenda to Governor
NYAPRS Note: The following letter was sent by the New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC) to Governor Cuomo and […]
Correction: MH First Aid in Rochester
Correction: This morning, I sent out an article about an upcoming Mental Health First Aid Course in Rochester, and incorrectly […]
Rochester: Mental Health First Aid for First Responders
NYAPRS Note: This article advertises an ECPR course designed in Rochester for first responders and other community members. It is […]