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NYAPRS Note: This report highlights the need for better integration of mental health strategies to alleviate trauma and poverty and […]

Community Assessment for Brooklyn, Interfaith to Require Mediation Crain’s Health Pulse, November 14, 2013   The various parties who will […]

Your Daily News Guide to Medicare Part II: Open enrollment ends Dec. 7  Seniors need to make their choices about […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS has long been an advocate for “provider prevails” rules that insist that treatment professionals have discretion in […]

Parity Expands Veterans’ Behavioral Health Access By Jeannie Campbell, Executive Vice President, National Council for Behavioral Health   Nov 11, […]

There is only one week left to register for the 4th Annual PROS Implementation Academy! See the complete program below […]

NYAPRS Note: After 13 years of providing outstanding, transformative support to recovery movements and systems across New York State and […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in New York,   We have been travelling around the state to bring you the latest […]

Veterans’ access to mental health services needs fixing By Ret. Lt. Col. Steve Brozak, CNN Money, November 11, 2013   […]

Friday, November 15, 2 p.m. EST View this email in your browser The Effects of Trauma on Healthcare Utilization FREE […]

NYAPRS Note: As you know first-hand, things are happening fast and furiously here in New York State as we transition […]

New Rule Requires Equal Treatment For Mental Illness By Kelly Kennedy and Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY  November 8, 2013 Friday’s […]

Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation invites you to attend a webinar onMonday, December 16, 2013 at 3:00 – 4:30 […]

ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF ONTRACKNY @ MHA The Mental Health Association of Westchester is happy to announce the launch of […]

ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF ONTRACKNY @ MHA   The Mental Health Association of Westchester is happy to announce the launch […]

Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation invites you to attend a webinar on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 3:00 – […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in the Western Region,   Please join us on Tuesday, 11/19 for the NYAPRS Fall Regional […]

NYAPRS Note: As you know first-hand, things are happening fast and furiously here in New York State as we transition […]

A Third Strike Against Big Pharma Lloyd I. Sederer, MD; HuffPost Healthy Living Blog; 11/05/2013, 1:56 pm   The U.S. […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in New York City,   Please join us tomorrow, Thursday, 11/7 for the NYAPRS Fall Regional […]

      Greetings!   BRSS TACS is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar hosted by The Western Massachusetts Training […]

NYAPRS Members: As you know first-hand, things are happening fast and furiously here in New York State as we transition […]

  Call your Senators and Representative today! Urge them to end sequestration and ensure adequate funding for HUD programs in […]

A.G. Schneiderman Announces $1.6 Billion Settlement With Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals For Illegal Marketing Of Drugs   New […]

NYAPRS Note: The post Standard in Syracuse reports below of the purchase of Total Care by Universal American Corporation. Total […]

NYAPRS Note: This article comes from our friends at Open Minds who detail below how OPWDD is planning to eliminate […]

New NY law Supports Families Of Abused Disabled Albany Times Union  October 22, 2013   ALBANY — New York can […]

NYAPRS Note: As you know first-hand, things are happening fast and furiously here in New York State as we transition […]

Dear Friends of Recovery in New York City,   Please join us Thursday, 11/7 for the NYAPRS Fall Regional Forum […]

October 30, 2013 SAMHSA releases Behavioral Health, U.S., 2012 report By Shannon Brys, Associate Editor The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services […]

NYAPRS Note: “Words of Wellness” is a recovery newsletter brought to us by the Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey. […]

If you are having difficulty viewing the RTP E-Newsletter, please click here.   E-Newsletter October 31, 2013 Issue 15 RTP […]

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

The cruelty of solitary confinement Published: October 28 Let me assure you from firsthand experience, not as an inmate but as […]

Bellevue Hospital Opens New Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit October 30, 2013   (New York, NY) Bellevue Hospital Center, […]

NYAPRS Note: Below are two articles from this week’s Crain’s Health Pulse that highlight the ongoing tension surrounding the closures […]

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting the last of three forums this Friday, November […]

Following is a video clip of 2013 NYAPRS Faith and Fellowship Award Winner and longtime organizer of our Conference’s longtime […]

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  […]

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 […]