eNews Bulletin Updates

NYAPRS is Moving our Albany Offices! We want you to know that NYAPRS will be moving our administrative and Albany […]

City Health Dept. Considers “First Episode” Approach To Treating Mental Illness By Erin Billups NY1  October 23, 2013   Mental health […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in the Hudson Valley Region, Please join us at next Tuesday’s NYAPRS Fall Regional Forum in […]

  Greetings! Please find an announcement below regarding an upcoming SAMHSA webinar. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in the Long Island Region,   Please join us Friday, 11/1 for the NYAPRS Fall Regional […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the Mental Health Empowerment Project’s Amy Colesante. NYS mental health and addiction recovery peer […]

Medicaid Growth Is Outside NYC Borders Crain’s Health Pulse October 23, 2013 The New York City Independent Budget Office released […]

After Rocky Start, State Site Runs More SmoothlyNew York Avoids Fed System Glitches, Enrolls 150,000 By Claire Hughes  Albany Times […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in the Hudson Valley Region,   Please join us at next Tuesday’s NYAPRS Fall Regional Forum […]

NYAPRS Note: We are excited to announce the two day program for our 4th Annual PROS Implementation Academy! See below […]

NYAPRS Note: In response to patient demand and the inspiring personal experience of its director Catherine Abate, a NYC health […]

Family engagement key to justice-involved youth with MI Mental Health Weekly Vol. 23, # 40; Oct. 21, 2013   Family   […]

NYAPRS Note: This most recent article on Communities for Crisis Intervention Teams (CCIT) in the Legislative Gazette demonstrates the far-reaching […]

Resources, supports and workforce necessary in NYS Olmstead plan Mental Health Weekly Vol. 23, # 40; Oct. 21, 2013 Amid  […]

The Not-So-Hidden Cause Behind the A.D.H.D. Epidemic New York Times Magazine By MAGGIE KOERTH-BAKER October 15, 2013   Between the fall of 2011 and […]

MyPSYCKES ADVISORY GROUP Thursday October 31, 2013 Time: 9:00am— 3:30pm.  Lunch will be provided   Please join us to  make […]

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting three forums to gather input to improve the […]

NYAPRS Note: The below article from The Atlantic highlights the need for crisis intervention teams (CITs) to be formed through […]

Mental health groups urge CBS to air ‘balanced’ view of mental illness Mental Health Weekly; October 14, 2013; Volume 23 […]

Please join the National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral Health’s (NLC), for two exciting opportunities to promote health and wellness for youth […]

Please join us for the next Employment Committee meeting, tomorrow, 10/16 at 2 PM. The agenda for the call is […]

NYAPRS Note: The long awaited NYS Olmstead Plan was released by Governor Cuomo last Friday, and media outlets have been […]

MISCC Meeting October 11, 2013 1:00pm-3:00pm Meeting Room 6 Empire State Plaza- Albany, NY Windows Media http://pointers.audiovideoweb.com/asxfiles-live/1c2winlive6540.asx Real Player http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/avweb2reallive2142/live.rm/play

Excellus dropping Medicaid managed careInsurer tells state it’s ending managed care plans because of huge losses Oct. 9, 2013; LaCara, […]

NYAPRS Note: This week, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law drafted a letter to the Executive Producer of CBS […]

Building Employer Relationships Webinar Series Presenters:  Katherine McCary and Martha Artiles   Register online here    Webinar Series:  $100 Members / […]

How Many Consumers With An SMI Or Addiction Will Be Covered Under Medicaid Expansion? By Laura Morgan, Market Intelligence Manager, […]

Today, Governor Cuomo released the state’s historic Olmstead Plan. The administration’s commitment to fulfill this obligation was long awaited by […]

NYAPRS Note: A heartening account of yesterday’s North Country employment conference in Watertown that featured NYAPRS employment specialist Len Statham’s […]

NYAPRS Note: New York’s Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) licensed Medicaid program promotes recovery, employment and community inclusion through integrated […]

Latinos Struggle To Find Help For Mental Health Issues By Cindy Y. Rodriguez, CNN  October 9, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Obamacare will […]

NYAPRS Note: The following excerpt comes from a recent Psychology Today blog from Dr. Lloyd Sederer, entitled “Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s Albany legislative hearing on veterans’ mental health service needs heard moving calls to expand funding for peer […]

Integrated Care: Wellness-Oriented Peer Approaches: A Key Ingredient for Integrated Care Margaret A. Swarbrick, Ph.D. Psychiatric Services 2013; doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300144 Subscribe […]

October 8, 2013 Hello, We are looking for chapter authors for our book tentatively titled, Motherhood, Mental Illness and Recovery […]

Just Released   Monday, October 7, 2013 As the Affordable Care Act Takes Effect, Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Are Set […]

Crime Victims With Mental Illness Ignored, Research Suggests By Dominic Casciani BBC News October 6, 2013   The study found […]

Peers Easing Strain Of Mental Health Workforce Issues, ACA Service Demand Mental Health Weekly   September 30, 2013   In an […]

Community Access Celebrates Opening of $14 Million Supportive Housing Complex in the Bronx   October 2, 2013 (Bronx, NY) – […]

  ACTION ALERT: Congress Puts Mental Health Recovery Programs, Protection and Advocacy at Risk Congress will soon make decisions that […]

NYAPRS Note: In the wake of multiple violent crimes that media linked to mental illness, advocates for mental health de-stigmatization […]

    Quick Links More On Us Join Our List   Oct. 3, 2013 Dear Harvey, Here’s a reminder about […]

    PEER SPECIALISTS:  A WEBINAR SERIES FOR NYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER 2013   Have you […]

NYAPRS Note: Five people were injured in NYC yesterday as a person wielding a pair of scissors slashed and stabbed […]

News from NAMI-NYC Metro:   Today we are launching our anti-stigma campaign called “I Will Listen.” Through “I Will Listen”, […]

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New Interactive Map Shows Who Will Gain Coverage Under Health Reform in New York State   On the eve of […]

Last night, a controversial 60 Minutes piece by Steve Kroft titled ‘Imminent Danger’ aired that has elicited a storm of […]

NYAPRS Note: States are taking very different approaches to integrating managed Medicaid medical and behavioral health services for people with […]

Disability Rights Group Rallies in Support of Health Law By Ashley Parker   New York Times  September 30, 2013   By […]

NYAPRS Note: A great new opportunity to help children with disabilities in New York State to succeed in school and  […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s some powerful and much appreciated pushback by USA Today to the unfounded assumptions that link violence and […]

PEERS Radio features WRAP Series     PEERS is a consumer-run organization that inspires hope and contributes to the resiliency and […]

NYAPRS Note: More media coverage of yesterday’s landmark news conference held by an unprecedented partnership of community advocates and City […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, about 150 advocates came together at City Hall in New York City to call for the creation […]

NYAPRS Note: There’re still a few days left to register to attend next Tuesday’s NYAPRS timely October 1st Albany Forum […]

This year’s Annual Conference was another great success, filled with inspiring keynotes, timely informative workshops and most importantly – you, […]

  NYAPRS Note: Included in this first newsletter from Intentional Peer Support is an illuminating piece by the pioneering developer […]

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Contacts:  Carla Rabinowitz (212) 780-1400, ext. 7726; 917-826-6747(cell);  crabinowitz@communityaccess.org John Williams (212) 780-1400, ext. 7772 jwilliams@communityaccess.org     […]

The MRT Behavioral Health Work Group will reconvene in two weeks on October 4, from 12:30-3:30pm. The meeting is open […]

Around The World, Gun Ownership And Firearms Deaths Go Together by NANCY SHUTE September 18, 201311:38 AM   A study on […]

  A New Approach for Reducing Reincarceration and Joblessness Among Adults with Criminal Histories On September 19, 2013, the Council […]

OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OUTLINES SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES AND UNVEILS ‘SAFETY PLAN’ Ios APP As Part Of National Suicide Prevention […]

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting three forums to gather input to improve the […]

Save the date! Next Wednesday, 9/25 at noon on NYC’s City Hall Steps, Join the Communities for Crisis Intervention Teams […]

‘Peers’ may ease mental health worker shortage under Obamacare Christine Vestal, Pew/Stateline Staff Writer, published in USA TODAY   When […]

NY Building Low-cost Housing under Medicaid By the Associated Press   ALBANY, N.Y. — New York plans to create low-income […]

NYAPRS Note: From our friends at NYAIL and the Center for Disability Rights. See the action link at http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/issues/alert/?alertid=62920271&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id].   […]

NYAPRS Note: Another NYC based tragedy involving the NYPD and citizens with psychiatric disabilities has prompted public attention and calls […]

N.Y. needs Medicaid waiver Kenneth E. Raske, Times Union By Kenneth E. Raske and George Gresham, Commentary Updated 11:09 am, […]

OMH Written Testimony at Legislative Hearing on Regional Center of Excellence Plan   Thank you, Senator Carlucci, Senator Hannon and […]

    Find us on Facebook! Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace: Enrollment and Coverage Information On October 1st, […]