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Archives for February 2015

eNews Bulletin Updates

February 27, 2015

NYAPRS NYS Legislative Budget Hearing Testimony

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a copy of the testimony that NYAPRS’ Public Policy Director Briana Gilmore just delivered so very well, […]

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February 27, 2015

Gov Cuomo Announces Combat Heroin, Prescription Abuse Awareness Campaign

Governor Cuomo Announces Next Phase of Statewide Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign New York State; 2/17/2015   […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 27, 2015

HP: Dying to be Free; Chronicling Heroin Addiction and Treatment in the US

NYAPRS Note: The story below captures two chapters of a lengthy project from Huffington Post chronicling the story of how […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates Tagged With: eNews

February 26, 2015

Housing, Criminal Justice Issues Top NYAPRS 2015 Agenda

NYAPRS Note: The following NYAPRS news release that featured comments from our Board members offers a companion to today’s e-news […]

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February 26, 2015

AP: NY Mental Health Advocates Say More Housing Is Needed

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, Albany turned green as almost 700 NYAPRS-led mental health advocates donning green hats nearly filled the Egg’s […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 26, 2015

NYC’s Chirlane McCray: How We Will Shatter the Stigma of Mental Illness

NYAPRS Note: As NYC First Lady increasingly becomes a champion for mental health community members, she promotes solutions to complex […]

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February 26, 2015

Executive Seminar Program Details Online: Register Today for the 11th Annual NYAPRS Spring Event! (2)

NYAPRS Note: Have you seen the lineup? NYAPRS is pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual […]

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February 24, 2015

Over 700 Expected at Tomorrow’s NYAPRS Legislative Day; Correction on Prescriber Prevails

NYAPRS Note: Over 700 dedicated mental health system and self-advocates are coming to Albany tomorrow to brave cold conditions along […]

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February 24, 2015

NYAPRS Hiring in Peer Service Division

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is hiring! Please see below for three open positions in our peer service division and apply via […]

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February 24, 2015

OMH: Preventing Restraint and Seclusion – Website to Promote Positive Therapeutic Environments

NYAPRS Note: NYS OMH has just released a website dedicated to preventing the use of restraint and seclusion in facilities. […]

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February 24, 2015

MIA: We Must Do Better than Forced Treatment – Letter to the Mother of a “Schizophrenic”

NYAPRS Note: Particularly in light of the Bazelon Center’s plea to respond to the NY Times op-ed supporting a return […]

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February 23, 2015

Passion will Warm Albany This Week! Housing, Criminal Justice Issues Top NYAPRS’ 2015 Advocacy (2)

Yes, thank you Steve. We removed it in the materials but missed it on the agenda. We will make a […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 23, 2015

Salzar: Beware Return to “Asylums”

NYAPRS Note: Below, the voice of powerful advocates offers an alternative view to the call for a return to psychiatric […]

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February 23, 2015

Sample Letter: Fight Back Against Regressive Media Coverage!

NYAPRS Note: Please take action today! Here’s a letter that our Recovery Now coalition sent last week. I’ll be in […]

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February 23, 2015

Passion will Warm Albany This Week! Housing, Criminal Justice Issues Top NYAPRS’ 2015 Advocacy

In the midst of winter, advocates from across the state are gearing up to come to Albany once again to […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 23, 2015

Alert: Fight Back Against Regressive Media Coverage!

NYAPRS Note: These are indeed very challenging times as articles have appeared in the last few weeks in both the […]

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February 20, 2015

Program Details Now Available for NYAPRS Executive Seminar! (3)

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

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February 20, 2015

NYAPRS Releases Finalized Legislative Day Materials

Advocates from across the state are gearing up to come to Albany once again to participate in NYAPRS’ Annual Legislative […]

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February 20, 2015

JW: Transition of FEGS Programs Moving Quickly

NYAPRS Note: The following piece provides some update as to what will happen to the programs that FEGS, one of […]

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February 20, 2015

Harvard PH Review: Murphy Bill Strips Rights Rather than Improves Care

NYAPRS Note: The following recently published article in the Harvard Public Health Review evaluates legislation proposed last year by Rep. […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates Tagged With: eNews

February 19, 2015

SAMHSA Releases 5 Point Plan to Improve the Nation’s Mental Health

Five Point Plan to Improve the Nation’s Mental Health By: Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 19, 2015

NYT: Newtown Panel Recommends Prevention, Not Outpatient Commitment

NYAPRS Note: The conclusions in the long-awaited report from the Connecticut state commission offering recommendations in the wake of the […]

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February 18, 2015

1 Week to NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day: Agenda, Schedule, Buses that Need Advocates

NYAPRS Note: In just one week, over 600 mental health self and system advocates will once again come to Albany […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 18, 2015

Correction: Advocates Launch New Recovery Now! Campaign to Advance Recovery-Focused MH Care: Join Today!

Correction: Recovery Now!’s web link is http://www.mentalhealthrecoverynow.org. Sorry for the inconvenience.   NYAPRS Note: Starkly missing from all of the […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates Tagged With: eNews

February 18, 2015

HP: Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Signed Into Law, President Obama Proclaims, “The Stigma Has to End”

President Obama Signs the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act: ‘The Stigma Has to End…’ Huffington Post; Dorian de Wind, 2/13/2015 […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 18, 2015

Advocates Launch New Recovery Now! Campaign to Advance Recovery-Focused MH Care: Join Today!

NYAPRS Note: Starkly missing from all of the public debate and public policy proposals to fix our broken mental health […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates Tagged With: eNews

February 17, 2015

HMA Webinar: Culturally Responsive Health Care and the Federally Mandated CLAS Standards

NYAPRS Note: Health care providers, particularly in NY but certainly across the country, are managing new expectation, building relationships with […]

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February 17, 2015

Vulnerability and Self-Empowerment Through Yoga

NYAPRS Note: Through the power of surrender, blogger and NYAPRS supporter writes of transformation away from numbness and toward vulnerability […]

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February 17, 2015

SAMHSA American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card

  American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card In 2009 SAMHSA developed the American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card “…to provide basic information […]

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February 17, 2015

Crains’: SHIN-NY is Promising, but Frustrating, Too

NYAPRS Note: The uniform state health information sharing program rolled out this year could enable providers to share information seamlessly […]

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February 13, 2015

Program Details Now Available for NYAPRS Executive Seminar!

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

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February 13, 2015

MHW: SAMHSA 2016 Budget Hikes Early Intervention, Workforce, Vets, Homeless Services

NYAPRS Note: Attention has turned to how mental health services have fared in the recently released 2016 budget proposal by […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 13, 2015

WNYC: Reading, Writing, and Psychotherapy: When Schools Step In

Reading, Writing and Psychotherapy: When Schools Step In WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/3/2015   Inside her pink bedroom, Olivia Ingles stood […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 13, 2015

Cheap Shots, Personal Attacks at Murphy Mental Health Services Hearing: Earley

NYAPRS Note: Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on the implications of a Government Accountability Office report finding that “interagency coordination for (federal) […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 13, 2015

Program Details Now Available for NYAPRS Executive Seminar! (2)

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 12, 2015

Free Web Seminar: The NYS Peer Specialist Certification Process, on 3/2/15

NYAPRS Note: Join the free web seminar advertised below to learn more about the NYS Peer Certification Process, which is […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 12, 2015

A Fair Shot for Workers With Disabilities

NYAPRS Note: The below article is a thorough look at the economic issues facing persons with disabilities; from transportation and […]

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February 12, 2015

45k Suicides Annually Linked to Unemployment

NYAPRS Note: Studies into not only the mortality indexes surrounding unemployment but also other health factors such as weight gain, […]

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February 11, 2015

One Size Does Not Fit All: Closing the Mental Health Disparities for African American Communities, STAR Center Webinar 2/24

NYAPRS Note: The STAR Center continues to promote effective policy and programming that navigates cultural competence in behavioral healthcare. Join […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 11, 2015

NYT: Increase in Budget for Rikers is Applauded

Increase in Budget for Rikers Is Applauded New York Times; Michael Schwirtz and Michael Winerip, 2/10/2015   Mayor Bill de Blasio’s […]

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February 11, 2015

New Howie the Harp Initiative: Prep Course for Acadamy of Peer Services Exams

NYAPRS Note: Please see the note below from the Community Access Howie the Harp program, offering a new initiative to […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 10, 2015

Crain’s: OASAS to Publish Drug Center Performance

NYAPRS Note: New York State is ahead of the curve on promoting transparency within its provider sector. Publishing performance data […]

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February 10, 2015

Inmate Peer Suport Helps Justice-Involved Women Get Back on Track

Inmate Peer Support Program Helps Justice-Involved Women Get Back on Track inforum; Meredith Holt, 2/7/2015   Jenenne Guffey’s job has […]

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February 9, 2015

Teen’s Death in Police Stattion Highlights Rift Between Cops and Community, Need for CIT

NYAPRS Note: The article below—though poor in its lack of person-centered and trauma informed language—highlights the need for improved relationships […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 9, 2015

Hearing Voices Network of the Lower Hudson Valley, 2/18 @1PM

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is proud to be partnering with the Hearing Voices Network of the Lower Hudson Valley to offer […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 9, 2015

Social Security Extending Office Hours Around Country

After Years of Cuts, Social Security to Extend Office Hours Baltimore Sun; John Fritze, 1/22/2015   Facing an aging population […]

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February 9, 2015

NYC Training for NYAPRS Team Leaders on 2/20 for Albany Legislative Day on 2/25

NYAPRS Note: Are you ready to ‘Get on the Bus’ for the 18th Annual NYAPRS Legislative Day on February 25? […]

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February 9, 2015

Featured Speakers Announced for NYAPRS April 14-15 Executive Seminar! (2)

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 6, 2015

Alert: Urge Your Congress Member to Co-Sponsor the TIME Act!

NYAPRS Note: Act on Congress NOW to urge your member to co-sponsor the TIME Act, and eliminate the ability of […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 6, 2015

US Mental Health Policy Rises to the Fore in 2015

NYAPRS Note: Mental health reform in the US become a subject of even greater discussion in 2015 in the nation’s […]

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February 6, 2015

iNAPS: ‘I Don’t Want to Work’ – Personal Recovery Goals in a Planning Process

NYAPRS Note: The story below is an excellent example of how we can focus person-centered planning on the values of […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 6, 2015

WNYC: In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger

In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/4/2015 Research suggests that abuse, abandonment and neglect can change the […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 6, 2015

CNY: More Details about FEGS

NYAPRS Note: The entire nonprofit community remains shocked about the recent announcement that the Federation of Education and Guidance Services […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 5, 2015

WNYC: Respite From the Storm

NYAPRS Note: WNYC continues to profile mental health system changes in NYC, and today focuses on the Parachute respite center […]

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February 5, 2015

HP: How Mindfulness is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care

How Mindfulness Is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care The Huffington Post; Carolyn Gregoire, 1/23/2015   More than 350 million people globally suffer from […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 5, 2015

R U There? Texting, Crisis, and Re-learning Therapeutic Communication in the New Yorker

NYAPRS Note: The piece below is long, but worth the read, particularly for those treating youth and transition-age youth, or […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 4, 2015

New Assembly Speaker Heastie Announces Leadership, Committee Chair Posts

NYAPRS Note: New NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced the following leadership positions and committee chairs. NYAPRS is pleased to […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 4, 2015

Featured Speakers Announced for NYAPRS April 14-15 Executive Seminar!

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 4, 2015

ACA Offers BH Services to AI/AN Communities

Affordable Care Act Offers Behavioral Health Services to AI/AN Communities HHS; Pamela Hyde, 2/3/2015   Access to health care coverage […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 4, 2015

WNYC: Voices From Inside; Solitary Confinement and the Mental Health Sysytem

NYAPRS Note: WNYC will be profiling areas of mental health reform for the remainder of this week. Their article detailing […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 4, 2015

NC: ASylum or Warehouse?

NYAPRS Note: Many of our readers will have seen the JAMA article—or at least its rebuttals—called ‘Bring Back the Asylum’. […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates Tagged With: eNews

February 3, 2015

OMH News: NYS Budget, Employment and Yoga

NYAPRS Note: Please note in particular some details around how OMH and DOH are continuing to enhance multi-year community service […]

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February 3, 2015

Obama’s 16 Budget Cuts Medicare, Eliminates Sequestration

NYAPRS Note: The Medicare cuts in President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget are based in a prioritization of outpatient over hospital […]

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February 3, 2015

Medicaid Hearing Looks to DOH Goals of Cutting Costs and Improving Care

NYAPRS Note: The two articles below highlight yesterday’s State Medicaid legislative hearing, in which testimonies discussed DSRIP, the Basic Health […]

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February 3, 2015

9:30AM Today! Kennedy, Satcher State of the Union in Mental Health and Addiction Webcast

NYAPRS Note: Join this morning at 9:30 for a special State of the Union Address for Mental Health and Addiction […]

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February 2, 2015

BH Merger in Talks, Feasibility of Combining OMH and OASAS Reviewed

Behavioral Health Merger in Talks; Leaders Study Feasibility of Combining Mental Health, Substance Abuse Offices Times Union; Rick Karlin, 1/31/2015 […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 2, 2015

In Alzheimer’s Cases, Financial Ruin and Abuse Lurking

NYAPRS Note: This article uses a popular film to look into issues like assisted suicide, financial planning, and family dynamics […]

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February 2, 2015

Chirlane McCray Talks Family MH Struggles, Public Health Plan for NYC

NYAPRS Note: The Mayor’s office, in planning with NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray and her daughter Chiara, are planning a […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

February 2, 2015

Severe Depression Linked with Inflammation in Brain

NYAPRS Note: The link between inflammation and markers for depression in brain studies has not only raised questions of anti-inflammatories […]

Filed Under: eNews Bulletin Updates

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