NYAPRS Note: There’s an intense debate in this country among many family advocates, consumers or consumer advocates, psychiatrists and other […]
Archives for February 2016
eNews Bulletin Updates
HSC’s Sesso to Head Nonprofit Challenges Panel at NYAPRS April 21-2 Executive Seminar: Register Today!
NYAPRS Note: The Human Services Coalition has just released a controversial “Call to Action” that underlines the many serious challenges […]
TU: Advocates Return To Capitol Again To Call To Raise The Age
NYAPRS Note: Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox is among those calling for New York State to “Raise the Age” of […]
HHS Proposes Adding Behavioral Health to EHR Program
NYAPRS Note: It its Fiscal Year 2017 budget submission to Congress last week, The U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
NYS Awarded Grant to Develop Community BH Clinics
NYAPRS Note: On February 23, The NYSOMH and OASAS announced that the state had received a planning grant of nearly […]
TP: Why Are So Many African-American Youth Dying from Suicide?
NYAPRS Note: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate of African-American children ages 5-11 doubled […]
Steve Coe to be Honored w Prestigious National Council Award for MH Advocacy
NYAPRS Note: We are very pleased to announce that longtime partner and NYAPRS Board Member, Steve Coe, CEO of Community […]
ACCES-VR Places 2, 000 w BH Disabilities in Jobs Annually over Past 3 Years
NYAPRS Note: ACCES-VR is New York’s agency that works to promote vocational rehabilitation and independent living for people with disabilities […]
TODAY SAMHSA-HRSA Webinar: Using Technology to Enhance Addiction Treatment
NYAPRS Note: Today at 3 PM ET, SAMHSA-HRSA is hosting a webinar entitled “Using Technology to Enhance Addiction Treatment.” The […]
HP: New York Bans Insurance Coverage Of LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy’
NYAPRS Note: In an important move to protect New York’s LGBT community, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state will […]
LG: Advocates Seek $92 Million One-Shot for Mental Health Services
NYAPRS Note: Some more coverage of yesterday’s very successful Lobby Day from the Legislative Gazette! As our friend Wendy Burch […]
Correction: Don’t Miss TODAY’S 3pm Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
Correction: this webinar will be held today at 3pm, not tomorrow. As a special benefit for our member agencies, NYAPRS […]
NYAPRS Members: Don’t Miss TOMORROW’S Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
Asa special benefit for our member agencies, NYAPRS and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer this […]
HSC Releases Powerful Report on Nonprofit Challenges and Recommendations
NYAPRS Note: The Human Services Council released its very thoughtful and well researched assessment of the critical role nonprofits play […]
New York Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Support Community Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Programs
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone ——– Original message ——– From: omhnews <omhnews at omh.ny.gov> Date: 02/23/2016 12:34 […]
Mental Health Advocates: NY Must Invest in Hardpressed Community Housing, Services!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone ——– Original message ——– From: Harvey Rosenthal <HarveyR at nyaprs.org> Date: 02/23/2016 […]
Seats Still Available from Copiague, Long Island to Lobby Day!
There are about 10 seats available on the bus from Copiague, Long Island to NYAPRS Lobby Day tomorrow in Albany! […]
Seats Still Available from White Plains and Buffalo to Lobby Day Tomorrow!
Folks who live in (or near) White Plains or Buffalo are in luck!! There are still seats available on those […]
Mar 10 Webinar — Women’s Rights are Human Rights
NYAPRS Note: A free webinar entitled “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” is being held on March 10 at 2 PM […]
NYT: Many Veterans with PTSD Seek Upgraded Discharges
NYAPRS Note: According to the Army Review Boards Agency, many former military personnel who have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – and […]
NYAPRS State Legislative Day is TOMORROW!
NYAPRS Note: Tomorrow, upwards of 600 NYAPRS members and are coming to Albany from across the state to push for […]
Dial in to Next Tuesday’s CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting
On Wednesday, February 24th from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM, the SAMHSA/Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) National Advisory Council will meet […]
The Benefits of Psychiatric Advance Directives
NYAPRS Note: Several of the proposed mental health reform bills in Congress would weaken HIPAA laws that ensure patient privacy. […]
Feb 23 SAMHSA Webinar “Changing Lives Through Health IT: SAMHSA Grantee Experiences”
NYAPRS Note: SAMHSA is hosting a free webinar entitled “Changing Lives Through Health IT: SAMHSA Grantee Experiences” on February 23 […]
Gov. Cuomo Holds First Town Hall to Push for $15 Minimum Wage
NYAPRS Note: During a telephone town hall Thursday night for the residents of New York City, Governor Cuomo intimated that […]
WP: The Decision to Disclose a MH Condition
NYAPRS Note: This is a heart-wrenching story written by a woman whose father completed suicide when she was a teenager […]
Ronnie Peterson Retires After 50 Years at Fountain House
NYAPRS Note: He may not be known to many outside of New York City but Ronnie Peterson has been a […]
Capital Tonight: Investing in Community Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: Our own Harvey Rosenthal and MHANYS’ Glenn Liebman joined Liz Benjamin on Capital Tonight yesterday to discuss the […]
NYAPRS Members: Don’t Miss Next Wed. Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
As a special benefit for NYAPRS member agencies. NYAPRS and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer […]
Feb 22 Webinar – Building The New York City Peer Specialist Workforce
NYAPRS Note: The New York City Peer Workforce Development Steering Committee is hosting a free webinar on Monday, February 22 […]
NYAPRS Legislative Day is NEXT TUESDAY — Get on the Bus!
NYAPRS Note: Our 19th Annual Legislative Day is next Tuesday, February 23 at the Hart Auditorium (The Egg) in Albany! […]
Telling The Story: Who Gets To Pick Our Mental Health Narratives?
NYAPRS Note: This article out of New Zealand notes a pointed disparity – while there exist a plethora of first-hand […]
MRLC Webinar February 18 – HIT for Home and Community Based Providers (2)
NEXT NYAPRS MEDICAID REDESIGN LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (MRLC) WEBINAR “Supporting the Transition to Medicaid Managed Care: Health Information Technology for Home […]
March 2 – NYC Town Hall: Help Improve Medicaid MH and SU Services
NYAPRS Note: The NYC Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) has been formed with State support to monitor the transition of behavioral […]
NYT: Staying Sober After Treatment Ends
NYAPRS Note: In the first of a two-part series, the New York Times explores substance use and the difficulty of […]
iNAPS Webinar Today on Peer Staff Compensation
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Save the Date: NYAPRS April 21-22 Executive Seminar: Beyond Survival to Success!
_____________________________________________________ For more information about this event, please visit us online at www.nyaprs.org,�or call our office at 518.436.0008! NYAPRS […]
NYAPRS Federal Mental Health Legislative, Budget Update
Federal Legislation According to Politico, HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and ranking member Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are working […]
Sign up for MCTAC Feb 19-March 31 Regional Forums on Quality & Infrastructure
NYAPRS Note: MCTAC is offering regional forums over the next few months to reach smaller behavioral health providers who are […]
Still time to register for Feb 18 MRLC Webinar Behavioral Health HIT Project
NYAPRS Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]
HP: The Need for Increased Cultural Competence and CIT Among Police
NYAPRS Note: All too frequently, people with serious mental health conditions interface with law enforcement. The following article details how […]
New E-Guide on Healthy Behavior Change
NYAPRS Note: Check out The College of Behavioral Health Leadership’s recently released “Healthy Behavior Change E-Guide.” According to the site, […]
MHW: Integrated Care Program For Seniors Reveals Promising Results
NYAPRS Note: Get Well/Stay Well, a cutting-edge program of the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, serves adults 55 and older. […]
NYAPRS Regional Forum Slides
NYAPRS Note: In preparation for our 19th Annual Legislative Day on February 23 in Albany (see attached flyer), NYAPRS’ Harvey […]
MHW: New Toolkit To Help In Advocating For Implementing HCBS Rule
NYAPRS Note: Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule around home and community based services (HCBS), the […]
Venture House Seeks Executive Director
NYAPRS Note: After a long and dedicated career of service to people with psychiatric disabilities, Venture House’s executive director Ray […]
NYAPRS Members: Don’t Miss TODAY’S Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
As a special benefit for NYAPRS member agencies. NYAPRS and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer […]
Breaking: HHS Proposes To “Modernize’ Privacy Rules On Substance Abuse Records
BREAKING: HHS Proposes To Modernize Privacy Rules On Substance Abuse Records By Jeff Byers Healthcare Dive February 5, 2016 […]
NYAPRS Members: Sign Up Today for Feb 8 Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
Here’s a special benefit for NYAPRS member agencies. NYAPRS and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer […]
Upcoming Gov’t and Foundation Grant Opportunities
NYAPRS Note: Check out these upcoming National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) government and foundation grant opportunities! […]
Don’t Miss Binghamton NYAPRS Forum on NYS Budget, Medicaid Reform!
NYAPRS Note: Please join Harvey Rosenthal and Tom Templeton for a forum next Wednesday – February 10 – in Binghamton, […]
30 Minutes on Monday: Care Transitions Network Overview
NYAPRS Note: Join the National Council for Behavioral Health for a 30 minute overview of their new initiative, “Care Transitions […]
NYAPRS Budget Testimony: Funding for Recovery Services, Housing, Criminal Justice Reforms; Rights and Choice Protections
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, we joined a number of colleague mental health advocacy groups in giving testimony before the NYS Legislative […]
MRLC Webinar February 18 – HIT for Home and Community Based Providers
NYAPRS Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]
NYT: President Obama Speaks Out on Solitary
NYAPRS Note: A follow-up by the New York Times Editorial Board regarding President Obama’s announcement to take executive action on […]
VERA: Disrupting the Link between MH and Incarceration
NYAPRS Note: According to a report recently released by the VERA Institute of Justice, the key to preventing people with […]
More Details on House E&C Committee Members’ Comprehensive Behavioral Health System Reform Bill
NYAPRS Note: Please find a news release, summary and attached bill text of the new “Comprehensive Behavioral Health System Reform […]
NYAPRS, MHANYS: Keep the Promise of Community Mental Health!
NYAPRS Note: Upon a closer analysis, the Executive Budget proposal makes very large investments in many sectors….but not for community […]
House Dems to Release Their Own Mental Health Bill
According to Politico, House Democrats will be releasing their own version of a mental health reform bill that will reportedly […]
PNY: Supportive Housing Gets Unprecendented Boost from Cuomo/de Blasio
NYAPRS Note: According to Politico, supportive housing advocates – and certainly the homeless – have benefitted from competition between Governor […]
Come See “Shades of Blue: The Show” Inspired Readings; Auditions Open
Warren-Washington Association for Mental Health announces Shades of Blue: The Show, a staged reading of original essays from the authors […]
MHW: Senate Health Committee Moves Forward To Address MH Crisis
NYAPRS Note: According to SAMHSA, nearly 60% of adults with mental health conditions did not receive mental health services in […]
Advocates Call Out Candidates For Silence On Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: As folks prepare for the Iowa Caucuses, there are those who feel that the presidential candidates – both […]