How healthy is your agency? We’ve all heard the phrase, “physician health thyself.” Now it’s time for us to look […]
Archives for November 2016
eNews Bulletin Updates
Vox: Medicaid Block Grants Impact on Benefits, Budgets, Flexibility
NYAPRS Note: While block granting Medicaid to the states allows more flexibility, capping and cutting it could slash critically needed […]
Friday Dec 2 iNAPS Webinar: Gina Calhoun on ‘From Hospital to Community’
NYAPRS Note: A wonderful opportunity to hear more from the extraordinary Gina Calhoun, whose inspiring story and work light up […]
Promoting Criminal Justice/BH Partnerships: Jan 29-31 IBHI San Antonio Conference
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NY DSRIP Assessment: Increase Contracts, Funding to CBOs
NYAPRS Note: New York’s independent assessment of our DSRIP program indicate that a majority of the 25 regional Performing Provider […]
TODAY: Please Support NYAPRS on Giving Tuesday!
Support NYAPRS on Giving Tuesday! Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Be a Part of Giving Tuesday! Today, charities, families, businesses, community […]
DN: Potential Repeal of Obamacare Bodes Ill for NYS’ Budget
Donald Trump’s Vowed Repeal of Obamacare Bodes Ill for New York State’s BudgetBY Kenneth Lovett NY Daily News November 28, […]
***SPAM*** MH: Trump’s Picks for HHS, CMS Signal Move to Medicaid Cost Sharing & Block Grants
NYAPRS Note: Numerous media reports indicate that Dr. Tom Price will head up HHS and that Indiana’s Dr. Seema Verma […]
Please Support NYAPRS on Giving Tuesday!
Support NYAPRS on Giving Tuesday! Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Be a Part of Giving Tuesday! Today, charities, families, businesses, community […]
Alert: Sign on to Restore Opportunity Now for Appropriate Workforce, Agency Compensation
Please join NYAPRS is becoming a member of the ‘Restore Opportunity Now’ campaign led by our statewide New York Council […]
Alert: Make One Click to Help 80, 000 Homeless Individuals!
NYAPRS Note: supportive housing expansion has long been a top NYAPRS priority, especially at our last 2 legislative days in […]
BN: NYS Moving WNY Children’s Psychiatric Center To Buffalo Psych Center
State Moves Ahead With Plans To Move Children’s Psychiatric Center To Buffalo Psych CenterHarold McNeil The Buffalo News November 23, […]
Nov 29 ‘Tobacco Treatment for Smokers with Mental Health Diagnoses’ SAMHSA Webinar
PAW ONLINE CONTACT US SAMHSA’S WELLNESS INITIATIVE November 29, 2016 SAMHSA’s Program to Achieve Wellness Announces: Tobacco Use and Treatment […]
Dec 8, 9 LI Entitlements Training. SWCEU’S and CRC Credits available!
NYSOMH Bureau of Recipient Affairs:FREE two-day seminar on how to quickly get approval for SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, and other entitlement […]
Dec 7-9 Copeland Center Training on Wellness Engagement
NYAPRS Note: A special and timely opportunity from our friends at the Copeland Center. The Copeland Center is offering an […]
Alert: Urge NYS Leaders to Sign Supportive Housing MOU!
NYAPRS Note: supportive housing expansion has long been a top NYAPRS priority, especially at our last 2 legislative days in […]
Dec 1 Healthy Agencies Create Healthy Communities NYAPRS Webinar with David Bucciferro (2)
How healthy is your agency? We’ve all heard the phrase, “physician health thyself.” Now it’s time for us to look […]
Listen Tomorrow to Surgeon General on New Report on Alcohol, Drugs, & Health
You are invited to hear Surgeon General Murthy’s comments on his office’s recently released report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health […]
NYT: Medicaid Under Trump: States Might Propose Co-Payments, Work Requirements, Have More Flexibility, Less $
NYAPRS Note: Longtime NYS healthcare reporter Robert Pear’s piece below suggests that under a Trump Administration, federal Medicaid funding might […]
Don’t Miss Nov 21 Finale of SAMHSA Cultural Activation Training Series
PAW ONLINE CONTACT US SAMHSA’S WELLNESS INITIATIVE November 16, 2016 Register Today for Our Virtual Fall Training Series Finale! Cultural […]
CQ: US Mental Health Bill May Move In Lame Duck Session
Cures Could Serve as Vehicle for Mental Health Care ChangesBy Joe Williams, CQ Roll Call November 15, 2016 A package […]
Oct 20-Jan 4 PRA Online On Demand Program on the Social Determinants of Health
NYAPRS Note: The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (NYAPRS’ national organization) is offering an on-demand program discussing the Social Determinants of Health […]
TU: Community Inclusion from the Perspective of Caregivers
New Document: Community Inclusion from the Perspective of Caregivers In recognition of National Caregivers Month (November), Mental Health America (MHA) […]
Nov 17 1-4 Special Webstream: “Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health”
This Thursday from the Studios at Paramount in the historic Paramount Theater in Los Angeles, the United States Surgeon General, […]
MH Advocates Call on NYPD To Dispatch Officers Trained in Crisis Intervention
NYAPRS Note: Here’s more coverage of yesterday’s speak out at NY City Hall that called for Crisis Intervention training to […]
Breaking: MH Advocates Call for Training for 10, 000 More NYPD Officers, Enhanced Deployment System
NYAPRS Note: Mental health advocate have just concluded a NY City Hall speak out calling for the training of 10,000 […]
Registration for NYAPRS Recovery and Rehab Academy Closes COB Today
DOH: Administration Changes Will Not Affect DSRIP Waiver; Mid-Point Assessment Due Nov 29
NYAPRS Note: “The change in the administration will not affect the federal DSRIP waiver,” the NYS Department of Health said […]
MH: Value Based Payment Likely to Continue Under Trump Administration
NYAPRS Note: A central principle of the ACA, the Triple Aim is about improving outcomes and experience of care while […]
Trump Posts Intent to Replace ACA with Health Savings Accounts, High Risk Pools, State Flexiblity
NYAPRS Note: President-elect Donald Trump will replace Obamacare with plans to implement health savings accounts and high risk pools for […]
Dec 1 Healthy Agencies Create Healthy Communities NYAPRS Webinar with David Bucciferro
How healthy is your agency? We’ve all heard the phrase, “physician health thyself.” Now it’s time for us to look […]
Nov 14 City Hall Call for Reforms to Improve NYPD Response
NYAPRS Note: Join advocates at 2pm tomorrow at Community Access to prepare for this Monday’s NY City Hall gathering to […]
Obamacare Defenders Vow ‘Total War’, GOP Looks at ‘Replacement’ Options: Politico
NYAPRS Note: As Republicans consider a variety of strategies to ‘repeal or replace’ the Affordable Care Act (see below), ACA […]
PT: Trump Medicaid Proposal Could Leave Some NYers Uninsured, Create $850m Budget Hole
NYAPRS Note: Medicaid advocates in New York are bracing for the potential impact of possible changes a Trump Administration might […]
Today’s 3pm Post-Election Webinar: Health Agenda for Our New President
Hello all, After the dust has settled, join the team at Families USA for a post-election webinar to unpack what […]
Schwartz: “Service Integration is Not Community Integration”: Only 1 week to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy!
NYAPRS Note: Registration is nearing 300 for our “Recovery And Rehabilitation: Realizing The Vision, Achieving The Value” conference in Albany […]
Responding to a New Era of BH Care: Dec 8 Orange Co Conference
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PT, NPR: What Can Happen to Obamacare Now
Trump Victory Puts Obamacare Dismantling Within Reach By Jennifer Haberkorn Politico November 9, 2016 Donald Trump’s ascension to the White […]
RTP: SAMHSA Funding Opportunities Announcement
For Your Information: Grant Funding Opportunity Announcements NIDILRR is posting its FY 2017 grants forecast in the […]
Groundbreaking Criminal Justice-Behavioral Health Partnerships Jan 29-31 Conference
Click Here to Register Click Here for Program Description and Agenda Click Here for the Schedule Click Here to Register […]
Could Peer-run Crisis Respites Take the Place of Inpatient Psychiatric Beds?
Could Peer-run Crisis Respites Take the Place of Inpatient Psychiatric Beds? National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse Hospital emergency rooms […]
Register for Nov-December Regional Planning Consortium Stakeholder Meetings
Register Now for Your Region’s RPC Stakeholder Meeting Greetings from the Regional Planning Consortiums Team, The Regional Planning Consortiums (RPC) […]
Last Chance to RSVP – “Embracing Hope, Fighting Stigma” on Nov. 10th
NYAPRS Note: Please join New York Presbyterian’s Dr. Herbert Pardes, NAMI-NYC’s Wendy Brennan and NYAPRS’ Harvey Rosenthal at this engaging […]
AACN: Activist Multidsciplinary Hotspotting Approach Comes to Grad Schools
NYAPRS Note: Dr. Jeffrey Brenner’s landmark hotspotting approach deploys integrated care teams on the street to engage and help individuals […]
NYS Peer and Rehab Programs: Only 1 Week to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy!
NYAPRS Note: In just one week, NYAPRS and our partners will be hosting an extremely timely program, entitled “Recovery And […]
MH: Experts Hopeful CMS will Approve NY Proposal to Restart Medicaid 30 Days before Jail/Prison Discharge
NYAPRS Note: The following piece offers hope that CMS will approve New York’s request to become the first in the […]
Call for Proposals for 2017 NYC Peer Specialists Conference
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of OMH’s Celia Brown. NYAPRS is extremely pleased to be joining our […]
SAMHSA Seeks Deputy Director for the Center for Mental Health Services
NYAPRS Note: SAMHSA is seeking to fill the post of Deputy Director for the Center for Mental Health Services. See […]
Healthy Agencies Create Healthy Communities: Dec 1 NYAPRS Webinar with David Bucciferro
MRLC Members: How healthy is your agency? We’ve all heard the phrase, “physician health thyself.” Now it’s time for us […]
TU: NYS Justice Center Trains State Police on Getting Actionable Info from PWDs
Justice Center Offers Training to State PoliceBy Rick Karlin Albany Times Union October 31, 2106 The state’s Justice Center for […]
RSVP NOW for Nov 20 “Embracing Hope, Fighting Stigma” Forum
NYAPRS Note: Please don’t miss this timely discussion on fighting stigma featuring remark by Dr. Herb Pardes of Columbia University, […]
Earley: Kennedy Says Don’t Pass Tim Murphy’s “Watered Down” Mental Health Bill: Start Over!
Kennedy Says Don’t Pass Tim Murphy’s “Watered Down” Mental Health Bill: Start Over!By Pete Earley November 3, 2016 Mental Health […]
Will Site Based Programs Become a Thing of the Past? Only 3 weeks to go till NYAPRS 1st Recovery and Rehab Academy!
NYAPRS Note: With the ability to add HCBS off site services to existing models, will we move dramatically to a […]
BG: ADAPT Disability Advocates Demonstrate Against Electroshock Practices at Rotenberg Center
NYAPRS Note: See details of ADAPT’s protests at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56MeQuFLHv4 and TV coverage of abusive ‘aversive therapy’ practices at the highly […]
MHW: Bazelon Center Urges PWDs to Vote, Assails Discriminatory Voter Competence Standards
NYAPRS Note: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law continues to fight to ensure that people with mental disabilities are […]
Urge CMS to Approve NY’s Request to Restore Medicaid 1 Month Before Prison/Jail Discharge!
NYAPRS Note: One of our top legislative priorities and successes this past NYS legislative session was to work with our […]
Nov 14 NY City Hall Speak Out on Needed NYPD Reforms
Mental Health Community CIT Speak Out What: Join as we call on NYPD to make reforms to Response to those […]
Nov 7 Promoting Recovery: Interprofessional Student Day by CPI
NYAPRS Note: Below is an announcement from our friends at the Center for Practice Innovations for their upcoming student/intern training […]
MCTAC: Nov 9-Dec 9 NYS Behavioral Health Service Landscape Training Series
[MCTAC: The Managed Care Technical Assistance Center of New York]<https://t.e2ma.net/click/u8xmn/a9gm1vb/2qlrjd> OMH and OASAS, along with their technical assistance training partners, […]