373,000 Children and Adults Will Lose Vital Mental Health Services-Unless Congress Acts: Tell Your Legislators to Stop Sequestration Mental Health […]
Archives for February 2013
eNews Bulletin Updates
NYAPRS Collective offers Free On Site Training and TA
NYAPRS Note: In this time of constant change one thing remains unchanged. The NYAPRS Collective is available to offer New […]
BN: Improvements in MH Care Won’t Help Identify Mass Shooters
NYAPRS Note: The following piece looks at efforts to ramp up state mental health systems and whether these efforts would […]
GNS: MH Directors Say Gun Law Provision Would Cost Millions
Mental-Health Directors: Gun Law Provision Could Cost Local Governments Millions By Jon Campbell Gannett News Service February 27, 2013 New […]
TU: MH Rights Advocates Protest Psychiatric Profiling in Albany
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s NYS mental hygiene budget hearing featured an historic silent demonstration of over 120 protestors who came to […]
Developing National Practice Standards for Peer Support Providers
NYAPRS Note: The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS)<http://na4ps.wordpress.com/national-standards/> (formerly the National Association of Peer Specialists – NAPS) is […]
It’s Time to Wake Up and Stop the Violence: A Response to the Newtown Tragedy
NYAPRS Note: A recent Recovery to Practice Highlight features an excellent article by Oryx Cohen, originally posted on Mad in […]
NC: Sequestration Arbitrary Spending Cuts Scheduled to Start March 1
Arbitrary Spending Cuts Scheduled to Start March 1 National Council February 25, 2013 Unless Congress and the President reach agreement […]
Alert: Urge NYS Legislators to Protect Choice, Self Direction, Community Focus in Medicaid Managed Care
NYAPRS Note: Please take action in accordance with the following alert from the Center for Disability Rights which urges NYS […]
OM: Lessons Learned from the NYS Health Home Trenches
NYAPRS Note: Here’s another timely piece by one of the nation’s most sought after behavioral healthcare management consultants, Open Minds’ […]
DOH Releases List of Delayed, Reduced or Cut Medicaid Budget Items
NYAPRS Note: In order to come up with sufficient savings and revenues to make up for a $1.1 billion loss […]
MHW: HHS Brief Outlines Parity Protections In ACA Implementation
HHS Brief Outlines Parity Protections In ACA Implementation Mental Health Weekly February 25, 2013 Editor’s Note: HHS officials on Feb. […]
Advocates to Protest Psychiatric Profiling at Feb 27 Mental Hygiene Hearing
N E W S A D V I S O R Y ADVOCATES STAND TO SAY “YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT […]
Demonstrate Against Psychiatric Profiling at Next Tuesday’s NYS Mental Health Budget Hearing!
NYAPRS Note: It’s not too late to make plans to join over 100 advocates in protesting against recent proposals and […]
STAR Center Webinar: Supporting the Recovery of Justice-Involved Consumers: A Three-Part Series Tool Kit
NYAPRS Note: The number of people involved in the criminal justice system continues to grow and the need for effective […]
Open Medication Access Advocates Considering Prescriber Prevails, Goldcard Proposals
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo proposes to repeal provisions won in last year’s budget that would allow prescribers to get atypical […]
GNS: Psychiatric Centers Could Face Closure Under Cuomo’s Plan
NYAPRS Note: Look for details of ‘listening sessions’ Acting OMH Commissioner Kristin Woodlock will be conducting across our state, to […]
Cuomo Proposes Medicaid Cuts, Delays in Social Work, Health Home Initiatives, Rate Hikes
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo released 30-day amendments to his 2013-4 budget proposal that cuts $500 million from the state Medicaid […]
GNS: Cuomo Budget to Add $500m Medicaid Cut
NYAPRS Note: In the wake of CMS and Congressional concerns about New York’s Medicaid billing practices especially relating to OPWDD […]
National Experts Converge in NY: Register Today for NYAPRS April Executive Seminar! (2)
NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]
Help Identify Outcomes and Develop Research that Matter to Consumers of Mental Health Services
NYAPRS Note: Courtesy of Dr. Scott Stroup from Columbia University – Please help us improve our research.The goal of this […]
Cuomo Administration Selects DAI to Operate State Protection & Advocacy Program
NYAPRS Note: New York State has transferred oversight of the state’s protection and advocacy program for people with disabilities from […]
TU: House Panel Seeks Federal Audit of NYS Medicaid
State’s Medicaid Faces Audit House Panel Seeks Federal Review After $15B in Overbilling ByJames M. Odato Albany Times Union February […]
National Experts Converge in NY: Register Today for NYAPRS April Executive Seminar!
NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]
March 6 NYC Screening of ‘Kings Park’ Features Moviemaker Lucy Winer
NYAPRS Note: Please join NYAPRS award-winning director Lucy Winer for the next NYC screening of her groundbreaking documentary KINGS PARK. […]
Temple CCI Seeks Agencies to Partner on Research on Community Participation
Research Participant Opportunity: Examining the Influence of Environmental Factors on Community Participation The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is […]
Davidson: Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform
Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform By Larry Davidson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine […]
SAGE Report Considers Future Consolidations of Health/Disability Agency Functions, OMH/OASAS Merger
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission has issued its final report (see http://www.governor.ny.gov/assets/documents/SAGEReport.pdf). The following measures […]
February 27 Webinar: Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach: Changes to the HCH Community
Greetings! The National Healthcare for the Homeless Council is conducting a free webinar that may be of interest to you. […]
TU: NY Medicaid Beneficiaries Shouldn’t Pay for State/Federal Mistakes of the Past
NYAPRS Note: The Albany Times Union aptly points out that the recent deserved scrutiny over NYS Medicaid practices should not […]
MHW: NYS Gun Law Prompt MH Community to Address Access, Stigma Issues
NYAPRS Note: New York’s SAFE Act requires clinicians to report the names of individuals who describe impulses to harm themselves […]
OM: CMS Previews Core Set Of Health Home Quality Measures
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Open Minds’ Monica Oss, one of the behavioral health service community’s ‘go to’ strategic […]
AP: Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People
Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People Abby Rapoport American Prospect February 7, 2013 In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shootings, […]
NYS Health Benefit Exchange Update
Thank you for your interest in the NYS Health Benefit Exchange. There are several important updates that we are pleased […]
HB: Simplifying Medicaid, Mental Health Create Complicated Mix
Efforts to Simplify Medicaid and Mental Health Create A Complicated Mix By Rebecca Adams, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor February 6, […]
WP: Senate Bill Would Create 2, 000 Federally Qualified Community BH Centers
Measure Would Strengthen Mental Health-Care System ByBrady DennisandPaul Kane Washington Post February7, 2013 A bipartisan group of senators, citing renewed […]
Feb 28 Webinar: Peer Involvement in Integrated Recovery Oriented Care (BRSS TACS)
Peer Involvement in Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Services: Promoting Wellness through Recovery-Oriented Care Presenters Peggy Swarbrick, Ph.D., OT, CPRP […]
NYT: Smoking, Once Used to Reward, Faces a Ban in Mental Hospitals
NYAPRS Note: I worked at a NYS psychiatric center in the late 1970’s and saw firsthand the lifestyle that was […]
NYDN: Cuomo Budget Includes $3 Billion Discretionary Fund, No Member Items
Billions In Discretionary Funds Set Aside By Gov. Andrew Cuomo Enable Him To Exercise Great Power: Insiders Cuomo allocated $3 […]
NBC: Change in Medical Coding Threatens MH Care
Therapists: Change in Medical Coding Threatens Mental Health Care By JoNel Aleccia, NBC News February 7, 2013 Marc Milhander conducted […]
New York Receives $186 Million Federal Grant to Create Health Benefit Exchange
New York Receives $186 Million Federal Grant to Create Health Benefit Exchange By Cara Matthews Journal News February 04, 2013 […]
Recovery to Practice Special Feature: One Response to One Reaction to the Newtown Tragedy
NYAPRS Note: Larry Davidson, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Program for Recovery and Community Health […]
CDC: People w Psych Conditions Smoke 70% More
NYAPRS Note: New data underscoring the tremendous importance of re-doubling efforts to seriously expand smoking cessation supports for people with […]
The First Accountable Care Community In Action
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a fascinating view at what some say is the next step in healthcare transformation: moving from accountable […]
A Raft of National Experts Converge in NY: Register Today for NYAPRS April Executive Seminar!
NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, in the midst of the most fundamental […]
LG: MH Community Says ‘New York is not Rising for Us’
NYAPRS Note: Great thanks are due to the 700 NYAPRS members who got up very early last Tuesday and came […]
Hogan Calls for Meaningful Mental Health Reform, Oversight
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a timely OP ED from former OMH Commissioner Mike Hogan who highlights improvements in our care system […]
Congressional Report Slams NYS Medicaid Program
NYAPRS Note: The US House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by chairman Darrell Issa (R, California),released […]
Help Researchers Understand Consumer Priorities
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is pleased to work with Columbia University Medical Center and Dr. Scott Stroup in the development of […]
TU: NY’s Federal Medicaid Woes Stall MRT Waiver Request, May Cause Cuts
U.S. Begins New Audit As Cuomo Tries To Deal With $15 Billion In Medicaid Overcharges State To Lose $1.1B A […]
Feb 13 OMH Webinar: Opportunities for Recovery, Peer Services in Healthcare Reform
The Opportunities for Recovery and Peer Services in NYS Healthcare Reform Join us for a Webinar on February 13 <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178640401> […]
NYS Budget Funds Medicaid Managed Care Consumer Help Centers
NYAPRS Note: In this year’s NYS Executive Budget proposal is a $3 million start up allocation for a managed care […]
NYT Dialogue: Discussing a Psychiatrist’s Objections to Mandated Treatment
NYAPRS Note: An extraordinary discussion on mandated psychiatric treatment, started by Massachusetts psychiatrist Christopher Gordan’s concerns that this approach ‘may […]
Don’t Miss Feb 7 NYAPRS Webinar w Dale Jarvis: Preparing for NYS Healthcare Reform!
NYAPRS Note: Dale Jarvis is one of the nation’s smartest, most sought consultants whose prophetic vision of where our behavioral […]
Apply for SAMHSA BHbusiness Learning Networks by Feb 4
NYAPRS Note: The following provides details about BHbusiness: Mastering Essential Business Operations, learning networks funded by SAMHSA and administered by […]
HC: Mental Health Treatment Should Focus On Recovery
Mental Health Treatment Should Focus On Recovery By Deron Drumm and Greg Benson The Hartford Courant January 25, 2013 As […]
RTP: The Clinician’s Illusion; Why Clinicians Don’t See Enough Recovery
Why Don’t Clinicians See Enough Recovery? By Larry Davidson Recovery to Practice May 28, 2010 If so many people recover […]
NYT: Focus on Mental Health Laws to Curb Violence Is Unfair
NYAPRS Note: A very timely piece, including a critical point: “some criminal justice experts say it makes more sense to […]