NYAPRS Note: Medicaid Redesign principles in NY must look at the total system of care, and analyze the potential impacts […]
Archives for July 2014
eNews Bulletin Updates
CA Youth Wellness Center Central to Battle Against Child Trauma
NYAPRS Note: One clinic in California has worked on a way to integrate trauma-informed practices into their treatment of adverse […]
NYAPRS Annual Conference Responds to National Challenges
Over the past year, a national debate on the effectiveness and appropriate scope of state and national mental health service […]
TU; Feds: State Owes $1.5b
NYAPRS Note: In another unveiling of Medicaid abuse, NYS is accused of overspending the federal government’s liability by $1.5b. Compared […]
NPR: This is Your Stressed-Out Brain on Scarcity
NYAPRS Note: Another excellent article about the effects of poverty, below. Persons experiencing poverty not only suffer from social, monetary, […]
Today’s 2pm Bazelon Center’s Olmstead Webinar
Bazelon Center Webinar on Olmstead Integration will be offered on July 30 at 2:30pm July 21, 2014 – A […]
CSH: NY on Cutting Edge of ‘Housing as Health’ Debate
NYAPRS Note: A new report from CSH outlines the social determinants of health, and discusses ways that states like NY […]
MIA: Medicalizing Poverty
Medicalizing Poverty Mad in America; Wayne Munchel, 7/28/2014 In his Alternatives Conference 2012 Address, Will Hall called attention to […]
SAMHSA: Peer Support in State Correctional Facilities
NYAPRS Note: Save the dates! SAMHSA’s GAINS center is hosting two upcoming webinars to look at the possibilities of using […]
Aug 1 NYS MRT Employment Workgroup Meeting at 10:00 am
NYAPRS Note: This Friday, the NYS Department of Health will be hosting a webinar intended to describe the state’s progress […]
NYAPRS Hiring Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator (2)
NYAPRS is hiring! See below for a job description for a Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator in NYC/LI: NYAPRS […]
Politico: Deal Reached on VA Reforms
NYAPRS Note: As we await the final legislation offered in agreement between Sanders and Miller, initial reports offer indications that […]
NPR: NY Debates Whether Housing Counts as Health Care
NYAPRS Note: Housing continues to push to the forefront of state and national debates about what constitutes “health care”. We […]
NYAPRS Seeks Long Island Peer Bridger
NYAPRS NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the Peer Bridger position for the Peer Services division at NYAPRS. […]
Welcome Keris Myrick as new CMHS Director of Consumer Affairs
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased and excited about Keris Myrick’s appointment as Director of Consumer Affairs at the federal […]
Suffolk County Merger Enhances Recovery, Access for Veterans
NYAPRS Note: Long-time friend of NYAPRS Michael Stoltz officially announced yesterday that he would serve as central leadership to the […]
Crain’s: A New Long Island Network Takes Shape
NYAPRS Note: Agencies across the spectrum of health service delivery are looking strategically at their organizations and partnerships to determine […]
MHA: Patrick Hendry Honored with SAMHSA Voice Award
NYAPRS Note: Patrick Hendry, a national leader and advocate for peer services, will be honored this August by SAMHSA with […]
Postponed: Managed Care Forums from DOH/OMH/OASAS
NYAPRS Note: The forums announced by the state yesterday have been postponed. We will let you know when they are […]
MH Providers Plead for Meaningful Use Payments
Mental Health Providers Plead for Meaningful Use Payments POLITICO; Arthur Allen, 7/22/2014 Mental health care providers pleaded Tuesday for […]
OM: Are Hospitals Days Numbered?
NYAPRS Note: One thing I frequently talk about when explaining DSRIP is the changing role for hospitals in our health […]
SAMHSA: Practices for Engaging Youth Before and During Times of Emotional Distress
FREE WEBINAR Diverse Promising Practices for Engaging Youth Before and During Times of Emotional Distress: Youth, Family, and […]
Fountain House, Clubhouse Intnl Win Hilton Prize
NYAPRS Note: Fountain House, a celebrated NYC recovery program, flagship of the international Clubhouse model, and long-standing supporter of NYAPRS, […]
Peer Staffed Mobile Crisis Teams; Request for Information
Dear friends of NYAPRS, We are looking into a request from a California colleague to learn about peer […]
NYS Announces BH Medicaid Managed Care Kick-off Forums
NYAPRS Note: Please sign up to attend one of these forums. More from NYAPRS shortly! OMH, OASAS, DOH, and […]
Managed Care Forums from DOH/OMH/OASAS Coming to Your Region
NYAPRS Note: See below for information regarding regional forums to prepare providers for the transition to behavioral health managed care. […]
OMH: August 6th Webinar for DSRIP, 1915.i Providers
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the NYS Office of Mental Health. DSRIP and 1915i Community Based Providers Webinar […]
NYAPRS Release 2014 Conference Program Schedule
NYAPRS Note: On behalf of the NYAPRS Conference Committee and our staff, we are very pleased to release the most […]
MHW: MH and Faith Community Parter to Reduce Stigma, Support Recovery
NYAPRS Note: Join us this year at the NYAPRS Annual Conference to explore issues of faith-based cultural competence and new […]
Next MRLC Member Webinar Part 2: Lessons Learned from Texas DSRIP (3)
NYAPRS Note: JOIN US July30, 11:00AM-12:30PM, for “Implementing Integration: Lessons Learned in DSRIP and Methods for Community Provider Success”, featuring […]
CHP: Advocates React Positively to New NYC MH Deputy Commissioner
NYAPRS Note: As indicated by Harvey’s comment below, we look forward to working closely with Gary Belkin in the coming […]
Mid-Hudson Valley Expo to Explore Peer Resources, 8/22
Mid-Hudson Valley Expo To Explore the Provision of Peer-to-Peer Services In the Hudson Valley Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan […]
NYT: To Prevent Surprise Bills, New Health Law Rules Could Widen Insurer Networks
NYAPRS Note: Medicaid policies tend to follow private insurance trends, which tends to follow Medicare. Hopefully this process will continue […]
MIA: The Algorithmic Managing of “At-risk” Children
The Algorithmic Managing of ‘At-risk’ Children Mad in America; Rob Wipond, 7/9/2014 Part two of a Mad In America […]
CHCS: Using Data to Reduce Disparities and Improve Quality
NYAPRS Note: Access a CHCS resource below useful for addressing cultural disparities (that was not listed in my first email […]
SAMHSA Resources for Multicultural Health Disparities
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services 4350 […]
Developing a State Olmstead Plan: Webinar with NYS Olmstead Leader
NYAPRS Note: NYS developed its long-awaited Olmstead Plan last year amidst sweeping transformations to transition persons with disabilities to community […]
Crain’s: Medicaid Reform Update at United Hospital Forum
NYAPRS Note: Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson’s address at the UHF annual Medicaid forum, noted below, recapped the successes and challenges […]
NYAPRS Seeks NYC Training & TA Facilitator
NYAPRS NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the New York City Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator position at […]
NYT: A Different Path to Fighting Addiction
NYAPRS Note: The article below highlights a sometimes contentious debate about how to treat addiction: is abstinence necessary, or can […]
Crain’s: Hospital Workers of 1199 SEIU Appear to Support Walkout
Hospital Workers Appear to Support a Walkout Crain’s New York Business; Barbara Benson, 7/15/2014 Long Island Rail Road workers […]
MH Care Reform Urgently Needed for Deinstitutionalization
NYAPRS Note: This article below from a Japan newspaper would take very few modifications for it to be a telling […]
KHN: Veterans’ Needs Should Drive Care; Interview with Ken Kizer
NYAPRS Note: The article below transcribes an interview with Dr. Ken Kizer, a former VA undersecretary for health, that succinctly […]
Pharmacological Treatment: Emerging Perspectives; Symposium Hosted by Hutchings
NYAPRS Note: Hutchings Psychiatric Center is solidifying its role as a place in our community where progressive dialogue around effective […]
NYAPRS is Hiring! Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator
NYAPRS NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator position at NYAPRS. […]
Next MRLC Member Webinar Part 2: Lessons Learned from Texas DSRIP (2)
NYAPRS Note: JOIN US July30, 11:00AM-12:30PM, for “Implementing Integration: Lessons Learned in DSRIP and Methods for Community Provider Success”, featuring […]
HP: Why Forcibly Medicating is Dangerous
Why Forcibly Medicating the Mentally Ill Is Dangerous Huffington Post; Melody Moezzi, 7/12/2014 In a 9-2 vote on Tuesday, […]
NYT: Rikers: Where Mental Illness Meets Brutality in Jail
NYAPRS Note: This investigative piece by the NYT uncovers a culture of brutality at Rikers; stories have been unfolding over […]
Help Young Adults Thrive in the Real World: LIVE Webisode 7/17
LIVE webisode: Learn how you can help young adults thrive in the real world! U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN […]
PPR: Peter Trout Succeeds Retiring Sherrie Gillette as Clinton Co MH and Addiction Services Director
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to congratulate and thank Sherrie Gillette for her years of exemplary service and contributions […]
Telling Your Recovery Story
NYAPRS Note: The public speaking tips below are helpful for anyone, but may be particularly so for people learning to […]
BBC: 80 Prisoners with MH Diagnosis Have Died Since 2003
Eighty Mentally Ill US Prisoners Have Died Since 2003 BBC; Hilary Andersson, 7/7/2014 More than 80 people with mental […]
Crain’s: Doctors Council’s New Activist Agenda
NYAPRS Note: A changing role for leaders at SEIU in how HHC, NYC’s largest public hospital system, makes decisions and […]
AG Settles with Emblem Over Timothy Law Violations
NYAPRS Note: Below, two articles detailing the most recent parity investigation by NY Attorney General, implicating ValueOptions again in the […]
CMS Health Care Innovation Awards in NY
NYAPRS Note: CMS’ health innovation awards are an oft neglected piece of the affordable care act that was created to […]
NYC Peer Specialist Conference on 7/17
Peer Specialists in NYC Dialogue to Recovery: Opening New Lines of Communication 8th Annual Peer Specialists one-day conference at the […]
Servicios de Salud Mental de los hispanos falta; Trayendo la clínica les ayudaría
NYAPRS Nota: Este artículo destaca algunos conceptos importantes en competencia cultural de salud mental; mejorar el acceso de salud mental […]
Suicide Prevention Alliance Releases Report ‘The Way Forward’
NYAPRS Note: The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has just released a new report (see below) that emphasizes some […]
On the Road to Recovery: Transition from ACT
On the Road to Recovery: Transition from ACT A three part webinar series The ACT Institute and The […]
CNY: State Announces $100m for Brooklyn in First Waiver Awards
NYAPRS Note: DOH announced its first awards yesterday for the release of some 1115 waiver dollars through the Interim Access […]
Hispanics Lack MH Services; Bringing Clinic to Them Might Help
NYAPRS Note: This article highlights some important concepts in mental health cultural competency; improving mental health access and services for […]
MIA: The Proactive Search for Mental Illness in Children
NYAPRS Note: Below is part one in a two-part Mad in America series examining the expansion of psychological screening and […]
AJ: The Continued Importance of Medicaid Expansion
The Continued Importance of Medicaid Expansion Al Jazeera; Maria Hamm de Miguel, 7/5/2014 Last week, the United States received […]
Utah Housing First to End Homelessness by 2015
In our opinion: Utah’s Housing First Program Proves Successful Deseret News editorial; 6/21/2014 In 2005, Utah adopted a 10-year […]
MIA: Talking About Psychosis: Why Do It?
Talking About Psychosis, Part 1: Why Do It? Mad in America; Mark Ragins, MD, 7/2/2014 I was taught in […]
NYAPRS Opens Registration for 32nd Annual Conference
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to provide more details about this year’s Annual Conference program and to open up […]
NYC Regional NYAPRS Meeting Features Supportive Housing Network
NYAPRS Note: Join NYAPRS NYC Region this Friday—in person or by phone—for a regional meeting highlighting a speaker from the […]
ACLU Pushing for Jail Alternatives in LA
ACLU Pushing for Alternative to Jail for Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities KPCC News; 7/2/2014 The ACLU of Southern California […]
Last Call! Free Training to be a Comic at This Year’s Annual Conference
NYAPRS NOTE: Comedy Volunteers Wanted! Renowned comic David Granirer, founder of Stand Up For Mental Health, will be training people […]
BHO Performance in Idaho a “Travesty” for MH System
NYAPRS Note: This article details a provider’s perspective of failures and inconsistencies with Optum managed behavioral health in Idaho. The […]
Half a Million Drug-Dependent Veterans
US: Half a Million Drug-Dependent Veterans Human Rights Watch; 7/1/2014 The Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) should remove barriers to ensure […]
Alternatives 2014: Register and Submit Workshop Proposals
NYAPRS Note: The alternatives conference is an annual testament to the rights and capabilities our community members demonstrate in their […]