NYAPRS Note: As we speed towards the 2015 groundbreaking implementation of integrated managed health and behavioral healthcare, this year’s Executive […]
Archives for January 2014
eNews Bulletin Updates
NYAPRS Seeks Director of Operations
NYAPRS NOTE: We are seeking a Director of Operations; please see the job description below. Interested candidates should submit cover […]
OMH Highlights 2014-15 Budget Priorities for MH and SA
NYAPRS Note: This just in from OMH! See below for an overview of the 2014-15 budget and how it will […]
PRA 2014 Recovery Workforce Summit, Registration Open
The Recovery Workforce Summit: PRA 2014 Annual ConferenceJune 22-25, 2014 Renaissance Hotel, Baltimore, MD Registration is now open! Sessions Announced […]
SAMHSA RTP Highlights Self-Management in Healthcare Reform
Support for Self-Management in Behavioral Health Emerges With Healthcare Reform SAMHSA Recovery to Practice E-Newsletter, Issue 16; Larry Davidson, Ph.D. […]
BRSS TACS Policy Academy Awards-Applications Due 2/10/14
Having Trouble Viewing this Message? View it Online! BRSS TACS :: Funding Opportunity 2014 BRSS TACS Policy Academy Awards […]
Rights of Parents With MH Challenges; From Lobby Day to International Conference
NYAPRS Note: At NYAPRS Legislative Day on Tuesday, NYAPRS board member Eva Dech gave a stirring address about the rights […]
A Contrast Between 2 Albany Mental Health Rallies
NYAPRS Note: Here’s a contrast between 2 Albany rallies this week. On Tuesday, NYAPRS brought 600 advocates to Albany to […]
Obama Lauds Veterans But Barely Touches MH in SOTU
NYAPRS Note: The only mention of mental health in President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night was in […]
First Peer Support Conference in Canada, 4/30/14
Peer Support Accreditation and Certification Canada Announces the First National Conference on Peer Support! Hope. Empowerment. Recovery. Join […]
State Offers More Interfaith Funding Amidst Federal Waiting Game
NYAPRS Note: Another bailout for bankrupt Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn came on Monday from state coiffeurs and independent creditors. […]
ADS Webinar on 2/12: Time to Get Insured
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 […]
ESPN: Taking Notice Of The Hidden Injury
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 NYS Reinvestment Budget Package
Mental Health Advocates Back Budget Proposals That Reinvest State Hospital, Medicaid Savings To Grow Community Supports Albany, […]
GNS: CMS has Begun Drafting Potential Medicaid Waiver Agreement with NY
Cuomo, De Blasio Pressure Feds On Medicaid Waiver By Jon Campbell Gannett News Service January 27, 2014 New York […]
Save the Date: 2014 NARPA Annual Rights Conference
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION & ADVOCACY Save The Date! The National Association for Rights Protection […]
Childhood Bereavement Contributes to Future MH Risk
NYAPRS Note: In the study noted below, researchers found that children who lost a parent were shown to be more […]
Advance Directives Training in NYC, 2/18, From OMH and NYAPRS
NYAPRS Note: Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) can be a transformative way for individuals to articulate preferences around their mental health […]
NYAPRS Releases 2014 Legislative Day Book
NYAPRS Note: Please click here for a copy of the advocacy priorities that NYAPRS members will be carrying next Tuesday […]
Legislative Day: One More Bus From NYC, and Surprise Scholarship Raffle!
WE NEED TO FILL ANOTHER BUS FROM NYC FOR NYAPRS LEGISLATIVE DAY THIS TUESDAY! NYAPRS is going up to […]
ACOs for Medicaid: Success of the ACA?
NYAPRS Note: First Health Homes, now… TACOs? Accountable Care Organizations are coming to scale in many states. The model of […]
SAMHSA: Webcast on Strategies for Improving Rural BH Services
SAMHSA Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Technical Assistance Center Presents: Strategies for Improving Rural Behavioral Health Services for Service […]
SAMHSA: New Partnering to Improve Latino Health Care
Dear Behavioral Health Provider, I am pleased to the announce that the American Public Health Association (APHA) Latino Caucus’ […]
GNS: Cuomo Makes Push To Keep Medicaid Savings
Cuomo Makes Push To Keep Medicaid Savings By Jon Campbell, Gannet News Service January 22, 2014 ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s […]
SAMHSA: E-Learning For Trauma-Informed Peer Support
Having Trouble Viewing this message? View it online Greetings! Please see the announcement below of a new E-Learning Opportunity from […]
How The Obamacare Wars Hurt The Mentally Ill
How the Obamacare Wars Hurt the Mentally Ill MSNBC; Suzy Khimm, 1/21/2014 Every day he’s without his meds, Scott […]
NYNP: Advocates Laud Cuomo BH Budget Proposals
Gov’s Mental Health & Supportive Initiatives New York Nonprofit Press January 23, 2014 Behavioral health providers and advocates are […]
MHA’s Patrick Hendry Wins 2014 Reintegration Lifetime Achievement Award
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS wishes to congratulate Patrick Hendry on his selection as this year’s winner of the 2014 Reintegration Lifetime […]
NYAPRS Budget Update: Community BH Services Reinvestment Fund, Supportive Housing Increases, More
NYAPRS Note: Here’re a few more details from a more careful reading of the Governor’s budget materials. We’ve also made […]
Guardian: Children’s MH Menaced by ‘Unprecedented Toxic Climate’
NYAPRS Note: A recent survey of 11-25 year-olds in the UK led to a government campaign for action on the […]
MHW: Culturally Competent Wellness Approach in Multiservice Setting
NYAPRS Note: This type of service model may lead to a reduction in hospitalizations; BH providers seeking to integrate care […]
SAMHSA 2015 Budget Includes $15 Million for Mental Health First Aid
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 […]
NYC Peer Specialist Conference Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals New York City’s Eighth Annual Peer Specialist Conference At New York University’s Kimmel Center Thursday, July 17, […]
NYAPRS Member Only benefit: First 2014 MRLC Webinar, OUTCOMES, Jan 22, 2014 (3)
NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS now and be a part of the first MRLC Webinar of 2014, Identifying, Collecting and Using […]
NYS Exec Budget Proposal: NYAPRS’ First Look
To: NYAPRS Members and Friends January 21, 2014 From: Harvey Rosenthal and Briana Gilmore First Look at […]
NYT: Public Hospitals May Gain More Than Expected Under ACA
NYAPRS Note: The article below highlights the unexpected success that MetroPlus, NYC’s public hospital-run insurance company, has had in recruiting […]
Crain’s: De Blasio Vows to Fight Hospital Closures
NYAPRS Note: The imminent closure of Interfaith and LICH hospitals in Brooklyn may be the first test in a new […]
Updates For Legislative Day: This Week’s Webinar & Contact Your Senator!
This year’s January 28th NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day promises to be one of most important advocacy actions in our history! […]
Advisory: MH, Human Rights Advocates Gather to Grieve, Decry Police Killing
NYAPRS Note: Please share this today with your media contacts. N E W S A D V I S […]
MIA: Antidepressants, Pregnancy, and Autism: Time to Worry?
Antidepressants, Pregnancy, and Autism: Time to Worry? Mad in America; Adam Urato, MD, 1/16/14 Does antidepressant use during pregnancy […]
Crain’s: Illinois Medicaid Waiver May Pave Way For Unprecedented Flexibility
NYAPRS Note: The news below about a federal waiver submission from Illinois healthcare authorities indicates that the national trend toward […]
Albany Vigil for Kelly Thomas After Acquittal of His Attackers
NYAPRS Note: On July 5, 2011, police were called to a parking lot to confront a young man named Kelly […]
NYC Mayor De Blasio Picks Bassett as DOHMH Commissioner
Mayor picks new health commissioner ANDREW J. HAWKINS Crain’s January 16, 2014 Mary Travis Bassett, a former deputy health […]
NYAPRS Member Only benefit: First 2014 MRLC Webinar, OUTCOMES, Jan 22, 2014 (2)
NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS now and be a part of the first MRLC Webinar of 2014, Identifying, Collecting and Using […]
Feb 28 NYC Cultural Competence in Managed Care Conference
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to months of efforts on the part of our Cultural Competence Committee and staff, NYAPRS is a […]
Genetic Studies May Lead to Better Treatment
NYAPRS Note: New sciences provide insight into how the brain forms and manages behavioral patterns, but could they also provide […]
Film Highlights Addiction Recovery of Over 23 Million
NYAPRS Note: This film highlights the ‘emerging public recovery movement’ related to addiction. Films like this one can make significant […]
Before Your Get On The Bus, Join us for a Webinar and Make Appointments with Legislators!
This year’s January 28th NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day promises to be one of most important advocacy actions in our history! […]
SAMHSA: Webinar on EBPs in Forensic Assertive Community Treatment
If you are having trouble viewing the email below, please click here January 14, 2013 First in the GAINS Center […]
Feds Must Prioritize EHR Billing Fraud
NYAPRS Note: It seems that with every morning comes a new story about fraud in the Medicare system. One little […]
Call For Abstracts: Society for Hispanic Psychiatry & OMNA American Psychiatric Assoc
Note: This travel award by the American Society for Hispanic Psychiatry (ASHP) and the American Psychiatry Association Office of Minority […]
NC: CMS Proposes Eliminating Medicare Access to MH Treatments
NYAPRS Note: We commend the National Council for its strong and prompt reaction (below) to the proposed rule from CMS […]
Military Veterans Set Up Hotline for Colleagues in Distress
NYAPRS Note: Veterans in Toronto arranged an emergency peer-run warm line to cope with a sudden string of PTSD-related suicides. […]
HHS Strengthens Community Living Options
NYAPRS Note: The below announcement from HHS demonstrates an even greater Federal movement toward Olmstead implementation. Not only are states […]
NYAPRS Webinar: Join Us On 1/22 For 2014 Legislative Day Preparation
NYAPRS 2014 Legislative Day Preparation Join us for a Webinar on January 22 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat […]
BRSS TACS: Join Peer Leaders on Learning Community Calls; 1/22, 2/26, 3/26, 4/26
Greetings Peer Leaders and Project Directors, The BRSS TACS team would like to thank everyone who participated in the December […]
Academy of Peer Services-New Online Courses Beginning Soon!
NYAPRS Note: With the federal shift toward tighter regulatory controls through ACA measures, more states are seeking to transition communities […]
SAMHSA: 5-Part Webinar on EBP For Justice-Involved Persons
If you are having trouble viewing the email below, please click here January 9, 2013 Evidence-Based Practices for Justice-Involved Persons: […]
Woman Shot By NYPD Pens Letter to Mayor Supporting CCIT
A Note From CCIT NYC Leader and NYAPRS President-Elect Carla Rabinowitz: The Communities for Crisis Intervention Teams(CCIT NYC) is so […]
NYAPRS Member Only benefit: First 2014 MRLC Webinar, OUTCOMES, Jan 22, 2014
NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS now and be a part of the first MRLC Webinar of 2014, Identifying, Collecting and Using […]
New Project on Psychiatric, Neurologic, and Behavioral Genetics
New Project on Psychiatric, Neurologic, and Behavioral Genetics PhysOrg; Hastings Center Release, 1/8/2014 The Center for Research on Ethical, […]
Webinar 1/24, Housing Policy Opportunities Under Olmstead
NYAPRS Note: Below, an announcement for an expert-led webinar on housing policy opportunities under state Olmstead implementation. Register to join […]
Justice Center in New Law Enforcement Training Mandate From State of State
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, Governor Cuomo released the 2014 State of State address to the public. Included in the review is […]
DOH: HH HIT Site and Revised Protocol for Information Sharing
NYAPRS Note: The update below from DOH regarding a new Health Information Technology website is particularly important as Health Homes […]
NYAPRS Releases Draft Jan 28 Legislative Day Advocacy Priorities, Get on the Bus!
This year’s January 28th NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day promises to be one of most important advocacy actions in our history! […]
KHN: Nonprofits Go Into For-Profit Insurance Business
NYAPRS Note: The article below highlights a nation-wide trend of community health centers becoming insurance carriers or forming partnerships with […]
SAMHSA: Women & Trauma Webinar Series
*Register Today* https://nasmhpd.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_157379 *You will be given a webinar link in your confirmation email after registering* SPEAKERS: […]
MHW: Newtown Offers Opportunity for Prevention, Peer Interventions
NYAPRS Note: This MHW article highlights the complexity in preventing gun violence, noting that a person who commits these acts […]
WSJ: NYC Corrections Ends Solitary For Prisoners with MH Diagnosis
Solitary Jailing Curbed The Wall Street Journal; Sean Gardiner, 1/5/2014 The New York City Department of Correction has stopped […]
JOIN NYAPRS NOW for First 2014 MRLC Webinar, OUTCOMES, Jan 22, 2014
NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS now and be a part of the first MRLC Webinar of 2014, Identifying, Collecting […]
NYT: First Up, Mental Illness. Next Topic Is Up to You
NYAPRS Note: NYT op ed columnist Kristof invited his readers this weekend to propose topics for he and his colleagues […]
Guardian: MH Early Detection in Police Stations
NYAPRS Note: This new pilot program across England aims to provide early detection and treatment of persons with mental health […]