eNews Bulletin Updates

FEGS Names Woodlock Chief Operating Officer by Fred Scaglione  New York Nonprofit Press  September 9, 2013 FEGS Health & Human […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT to register for NYAPRS’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to […]

Psych Center Task Force Seeks Meeting With Gov. Cuomo By Sean Ewart  Johnson Newspapers  September 8, 2013   OGDENSBURG — The […]

Cuomo Administration Fires Back At Labor Union by Jon Campbell  Gannett News Service  September 6, 2013   Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration […]

Collaborative Leadership: A Foundation for Success Join us for a Webinar on September 19 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar […]

NYAPRS Note: The following pieces (please forgive some of the label language) underscore the rising use and importance of text, […]

The Communities for Crisis Intervention Teams (CCIT) will call for creation of specially trained crisis teams that can respond to […]

National Disability Institute’s Financial Wellness Webinar Series Financial Wellness Webinar: Social Security Disability Insurance – The Impact of Work on Your […]

Join the Jails Action Committee as NYC Board of Correction votes on Solitary Confinement Issue   The Board of Correction […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT to register for NYAPRS’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to […]

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SENATE STANDING […]

NYAPRS Note: Some groundbreaking work done in NYS in both state operated clinic and primary care settings to improve the […]

New York City Men of Color Symposium A Free Symposium for Health, Prevention, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Wednesday, September […]

NYAPRS Note: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are “groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily […]

NYAPRS Note: The following study looks at the impact of the use in England of Joint Crisis Plans, which are […]

NYAPRS Note: A very important and timely piece by Lauren Spiro, who will be offering certification based training on eCPR […]

NYAPRS Note: There’s only ONE MORE WEEK to register for NYAPRS’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held […]

NY Taking Steps To Curb Rising Medical Costs By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press  August 28, 2013   With medical expenses […]

NYAPRS Note: While Ohio providers wait for the release of state data on the effectiveness of their 5 county Health […]

FJD Launches First Online Prisoner Reentry ResourceBy Amaris Elliott-Engel The Legal Intelligencer August 22, 2013 When Philadelphia Court of Common […]

Greetings! Please find below a request from SAMHSA for input regarding the National Behavioral Health Quality Framework – Feedback Due […]

FJD Launches First Online Prisoner Reentry Resource By Amaris Elliott-Engel  The Legal Intelligencer  August 22, 2013   When Philadelphia Court […]

Mental and Substance Disorders Major Cause of Nonfatal Illnesses HealthDay News  August 28, 2013     Mental and substance abuse […]

Growing Trend Between Poverty and Mental Illness By Brian Iniguez Infographics  August 30, 2013  The effects of poverty on Americans’ mental […]

NYAPRS Note: We are only two weeks away from NYAPRS’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held this […]

Illicit Drugs And Mental Illness Take A Huge Global Toll            By RICHARD KNOX   Mental disorders and substance abuse are […]

DOH has reached capacity for the Fully Integrated Duals Advantage (FIDA) webinar that will be held on Thursday, August 29, […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of SAMHSA’s Dennis Romero, who writes “The Substance Abuse and Mental Health […]

Deadline for Updating HIPAA Privacy Notice is September 23 Robert Lowes   Medscape  Aug 21, 2013   Medical practices that have not added […]

  White House Announces Groundbreaking Effort to Promote Equal Opportunity for Americans with Disabilities http://www.aapd.com/resources/press-room/white-house-announces.html For Immediate Release August 27, […]

Magellan Health Services To Acquire 65% Stake In AlphaCare Of New York Open Minds  August 25, 2013   Developed by […]

NYAPRS Note: We are only two weeks away from NYAPRS’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held this […]

Upcoming Webinar: Details of NYS’ FIDA Demonstration Integrating Medicaid and Medicare Register for August 29 @ 3:30pm   A Fully […]

  CITY HALL PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS   Day: WEDNESDAY                                    Trains 4,5 or 6 to Brooklyn Bridge Date: SEPTEMBER 25, […]

CMS announces new Medicare-Medicaid partnership with New York to improve care Initiative will provide better, more coordinated care for Medicare-Medicaid […]

E-News – August 2013 Vol 1 – Number 2 www.JusticeCenter.ny.gov   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Andrew […]

HEADLINES What is the NYS Health Benefit Exchange? Who Can Get Coverage? Will Mental Health Be Covered? How Much Will […]

NYAPRS Note: Responses from psychiatrists and other doctors to a New York Times Sunday Review article, “When Doctors Discriminate” written […]

The NYAPRS Board of Directors has selected the following extraordinary group of movement heroes as this year’s award honorees. They […]

Adult Career and Continuing Educational Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) Delaying new contract start date to January 1, 2014   […]

NYAPRS Note: We are only two weeks away from NYAPRS’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held this […]

The Best Reporting on Mental Illness in Prisons by Christie Thompson ProPublica, Aug. 19, 2013   Last week, we published an investigation […]

  Community Spotlight: Wellness in the Big Apple     Since 2011, SAMHSA’s Wellness Initiative has highlighted nationwide events that […]

NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to our colleagues at the NYS Rehabilitation Association for selecting Michael Seereiter as their new President and […]

Greetings Colleagues & Partners, Please join us for this very important announcement…and we encourage you to share this information with […]

You can view tomorrow’s first meeting of the NYS Office of Mental Health’s Regional Centers of Excellence Steering Committee on […]

NYAPRS Note: How do we break down the barriers to integration and start to truly work together in the delivery […]

TO:          State Mental Health Commissioners/Directors                NASMHPD Medical Directors Council                  Cultural and Linguistic Competence Coordinators’ Network    FROM:      Robert W. […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us from Jean Arnold who writes here’s “a striking video that explains how Lisa […]

NYAPRS note: We have a huge demand for a ride from New York City to the Conference next month. The […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson. On behalf of the Office of Alcoholism & Substance […]

Here’s more information about the outstanding musical and comedy performance that will be featured at this year’s NYAPRS Annual Conference, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS plans to reconfigure the largest state hospital system in the nation. As the piece below suggests, these […]

NYAPRS Note: While the content of the coverage in this broadcast is mixed, there’re some wonderful quotes from NYAPRS Co-President […]

U.S. Probes Psych Drug Use on Kids By Lucette Lagnado   Wall Street Journal  August 12, 2013   Federal health officials […]

State Setting Up New System To Help Expensive Patients By Elizabeth Cooper  Utica Observer-Dispatch  August 10, 2013   Imagine a […]

State Advocates Support Inpatient Downsizing By Jeff Meyers Plattsburgh Press-Republican August 12, 2013   PLATTSBURGH — Officials statewide are praising […]

NYAPRS Note: Next year, New York State is putting over a billion dollars’ worth of public mental health and addiction […]

NYAPRS Note: A powerful piece underscoring the critical impact that inadequate, inappropriate or unresponsive medical care has on people with […]

NYAPRS Note: EARLY REGISTRATION RATES ARE STILL AVAILABLE! Register now for the  2-day certification level training program on eCPR to […]

Veterans Mental Health Summits Meeting the mental health care needs of Veterans and their families is among one of the […]

As part of National Recovery Month, SAMHSA is launching the third annual National Wellness Week from September 16-22, 2013 to […]

New York State Lags on Firing Workers Who Abuse Disabled Patients By Danny Hakim  New York Times  August 8, 2013   […]

NYAPRS Note: How do we break down the barriers to integration and start to truly work together in the delivery […]

Magellan: Save the Dates! Sept. 18 or Oct. 9 Peer and Family Supports: Better Outcomes for Individuals and Families   […]

NYS Faulted For Impasse On $10 Billion Waiver Crain’s Health Pulse  August 8, 2013   The Cuomo administration and the […]

NYAPRS Note: Health, wellness and healing are integral aspects to an individual’s recovery. This fall’s NYAPRS Annual Conference will offer […]

NYAPRS Note: The SAMHSA-supported National SBIRT Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) is sponsoring three free webinars on integration of substance […]

Lawyers of Sound Mind? By Melody Moezzi  New York Times  August 5, 2013   RALEIGH, N.C. — LAST week, swarms of […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is a proud member of BRSS TACS’ leadership team and our staff, led by Chacku Mathai, regularly […]

HealingForward: Online Information and Support Program for Parents of Youth who Self-Injure   Are you or someone you know a […]

Grassroots Human Rights Defenders Invited to Apply for Human Rights Advocates Program A program of the Institute for the Study of […]