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How Integrated Care Can Integrate Person-Centered Care SAMHSA/CMHS Consumer Affairs; Laura M. Galbreath, 2/7/2014   The integration of primary and […]

Please join OMH (Office of Minority Health) for a Capacity Building Webinar on February 11, 2014: Building Community Capacity to Use […]

NYAPRS Note: A NYT article from this weekend highlights what many of us know to be a desperate situation: the […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to our friends at the National Council, here’s a timely interview with national trendsetter Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, […]

     4th Annual Consumer/Survivor Visionary Leadership Teleconference   Friday, February 21, 2014 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST/11:00 AM – […]

NYAPRS Note: Care Management is an emerging concept that refers to integrated clinical care activities tailored to each individual.  Case […]

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Reinforces Our Greatest Public Health Crisis National Council; Linda Rosenberg, 2/7/2014Days after he was found dead […]

ADS Center Free Webinar Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (2 p.m. CT; 12 p.m. PT) Time […]

Hill Plan Would Reward Medicare Doctors For Quality Kaiser Health News; Mary Agnes Carey, 2/7/2014 Now comes the hard part. […]

NYAPRS Note: Comments from advocacy groups highlighted below indicate just a few aspects of concern that some have with the […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below is a concise and bold look at the way the guiding principles of behavioral health […]

NYAPRS Note: A current job opening noted below highlights the tremendous shift we are approaching as a behavioral health system […]

New Website Geared at NY Voters with Disabilities Project goal is to sign up 5,000 people with disabilities: Center for […]

Peer run and community recovery organizations have only a few days left to apply for federal grants to increase education […]

Reminder: Today is the last day to register for courses in this term! Visit the homepage today to create an […]

NYAPRS Note: The following testimony was prepared by NYAPRS for the joint legislative budget hearing yesterday on health/Medicaid issues. Harvey […]

NYAPRS Note: Some clarity came from Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah at Monday’s joint legislative health/Medicaid budget hearing, when he […]

NYAPRS Note: In a study supported by the MacArthur Foundation published last fall, researchers explained what housing advocates already know: […]

NYAPRS Note: Below is a link to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website where you can view […]

NYAPRS Note: Across the country, advocates for a living wage applauded Obama’s announcement in his State of the Union Address […]

NY Proposal Expands Community Recovery Services and Supports Mental Health Weekly; Volume 24 Number 5, 2/3/2014   Mental  health  providers  […]

International Association of Peer Supporters First Webinar of 2014: Taking Arts Seriously with Gayle Bluebird February 19, 2014 (Wednesday) – […]

NYAPRS Note: As we speed towards the 2015 groundbreaking implementation of integrated managed health and behavioral healthcare, this year’s Executive […]

NYAPRS NOTE: We are seeking a Director of Operations; please see the job description below. Interested candidates should submit cover […]

NYAPRS Note: This just in from OMH! See below for an overview of the 2014-15 budget and how it will […]

The Recovery Workforce Summit: PRA 2014 Annual ConferenceJune 22-25, 2014 Renaissance Hotel, Baltimore, MD Registration is now open! Sessions Announced […]

Support for Self-Management in Behavioral Health Emerges With Healthcare Reform SAMHSA Recovery to Practice E-Newsletter, Issue 16; Larry Davidson, Ph.D. […]

Having Trouble Viewing this Message? View it Online!   BRSS TACS :: Funding Opportunity  2014 BRSS TACS Policy Academy Awards […]

NYAPRS Note: At NYAPRS Legislative Day on Tuesday, NYAPRS board member Eva Dech gave a stirring address about the rights […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a contrast between 2 Albany rallies this week. On Tuesday, NYAPRS brought 600 advocates to Albany to […]

NYAPRS Note: The only mention of mental health in President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night was in […]

Peer Support Accreditation and Certification Canada Announces the First National Conference on Peer Support!     Hope. Empowerment. Recovery. Join […]

NYAPRS Note: Another bailout for bankrupt Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn came on Monday from state coiffeurs and independent creditors. […]

ADS CenterFree WebinarWednesday, February 12th, 20143:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.(2 p.m. CT; 12 p.m. PT) Time to Get Insured: Learn […]

Taking Notice Of The Hidden Injury ESPN; Nicole Noren; 1/22/2014 Four-time Academic All-Big 10 honoree and defensive tackle Will Heininger’s […]

               Mental Health Advocates Back Budget Proposals That Reinvest State Hospital, Medicaid Savings To Grow Community Supports       Albany, […]

Cuomo, De Blasio Pressure Feds On Medicaid Waiver By Jon Campbell  Gannett News Service  January 27, 2014   New York […]

NYAPRS Note: In the study noted below, researchers found that children who lost a parent were shown to be more […]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION & ADVOCACY     Save The Date!     The National Association for Rights Protection […]

NYAPRS Note: Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) can be a transformative way for individuals to articulate preferences around their mental health […]

NYAPRS Note: Please click here for a copy of the advocacy priorities that NYAPRS members will be carrying next Tuesday […]

WE NEED TO FILL ANOTHER BUS FROM NYC FOR NYAPRS LEGISLATIVE DAY THIS TUESDAY!   NYAPRS is going up to […]

SAMHSA Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Technical Assistance Center Presents: Strategies for Improving Rural Behavioral Health Services for Service […]

NYAPRS Note: First Health Homes, now… TACOs? Accountable Care Organizations are coming to scale in many states. The model of […]

Dear Behavioral Health Provider,   I am pleased to the announce that the American Public Health Association (APHA) Latino Caucus’ […]

Cuomo Makes Push To Keep Medicaid Savings By Jon Campbell, Gannet News Service  January 22, 2014 ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s […]

Having Trouble Viewing this message? View it online Greetings!  Please see the announcement below of a new E-Learning Opportunity  from […]

Gov’s Mental Health & Supportive Initiatives New York Nonprofit Press  January 23, 2014   Behavioral health providers and advocates are […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS wishes to congratulate Patrick Hendry on his selection as this year’s winner of the 2014 Reintegration Lifetime […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’re a few more details from a more careful reading of the Governor’s budget materials. We’ve also made […]

NYAPRS Note: This type of service model may lead to a reduction in hospitalizations; BH providers seeking to integrate care […]

  For Immediate Release January 21, 2014                                                                      Contact: Robert Schwartz 202-207-3665, rschwartz@prismpublicaffairs.com Meena Dayak 301-602-8474 MeenaD@thenationalcouncil.org SAMHSA 2015 Budget Includes […]

NYAPRS Note: A recent survey of 11-25 year-olds in the UK led to a government campaign for action on the […]

Call for Proposals New York City’s Eighth Annual Peer Specialist Conference At New York University’s Kimmel Center Thursday, July 17, […]

NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS now and be a part of the first MRLC Webinar of 2014, Identifying, Collecting and Using […]

  To:            NYAPRS Members and Friends               January 21, 2014   From:        Harvey Rosenthal and Briana Gilmore   First Look at […]

NYAPRS Note: The article below highlights the unexpected success that MetroPlus, NYC’s public hospital-run insurance company, has had in recruiting […]

This year’s January 28th NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day promises to be one of most important advocacy actions in our history! […]

NYAPRS Note: The imminent closure of Interfaith and LICH hospitals in Brooklyn may be the first test in a new […]

NYAPRS Note: Please share this today with your media contacts.   N E W S    A D V I S […]

Antidepressants, Pregnancy, and Autism: Time to Worry? Mad in America; Adam Urato, MD, 1/16/14   Does antidepressant use during pregnancy […]

NYAPRS Note: On July 5, 2011, police were called to a parking lot to confront a young man named Kelly […]

NYAPRS Note: The news below about a federal waiver submission from Illinois healthcare authorities indicates that the national trend toward […]

Mayor picks new health commissioner ANDREW J. HAWKINS  Crain’s  January 16, 2014   Mary Travis Bassett, a former deputy health […]

NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS now and be a part of the first MRLC Webinar of 2014, Identifying, Collecting and Using […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to months of efforts on the part of our Cultural Competence Committee and staff, NYAPRS is a […]

NYAPRS Note: New sciences provide insight into how the brain forms and manages behavioral patterns, but could they also provide […]

NYAPRS Note: This film highlights the ‘emerging public recovery movement’ related to addiction. Films like this one can make significant […]

This year’s January 28th NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day promises to be one of most important advocacy actions in our history! […]